Bayer announced a partnership with French company M2i Group to supply fruit and vegetable growers around the world with pheromone-based biological crop protection products. Through the agreement, Bayer will become the exclusive distributor of select M2i products targeting lepidoptera pests in crops that include stone and pome fruits, tomatoes, and grapes. M2i Group is the […]
Lotta Folkesson, President of the Women’s Committee of COPA- COGECA rural women, invites us to get an inside look at how they work to empower more women in the rural sector in order to close the gender gap. By: Bárbara Aguayo Martínez, agri-food journalist/ @BarbaraAguayoM3 Next year, 2023, COPA-COGECA will present a new slogan “Women […]
Global logistics is expected to turn a corner in 2023 with the increased availability of containers and ships and some easing of the bottlenecks and delays that have been prominent during the past years. For the fresh produce sector however, there is still a need for the optimisation of transport networks. On 18 January, Freshfel Europe organized a webinar […]
From 3 to 5 May, the International trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector will be held at the Rimini Expo Centre (Italy). Many new additions: International Blueberry Days, Plant Nurseries and Varietal Innovation Exhibition, Pianeta Rosso (Red Planet). The international focus will be on Latin America The 40th edition of Macfrut, the International […]
The leading trade show for the global fresh produce business start-ups renews its support for data-driven supply chains, artificial intelligence, robotic automation, smart agri, and other advanced systems that unlock new commercial opportunities. New technologies that can transform the business are waiting to be discovered from 8 to 10 February 2023 at FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin. “Fruit […]
The Commercial Horticultural Association is proud to present the largest UK exhibitor group yet in its new location in Hall 21. Showcasing the best of UK commercial horticulture at Fruit Logistica this year with a British group, the CHA pavilion and commercial horticulture information stand are located in a new, light and airy position close […]
CMR GROUP, a family business in its fifth generation in the Fruit and Vegetable Marketing sector, faithful to its continuity plan, appointed Ms. Yesenia Trascastro Pulgar as GENERAL MANAGER, who took up his new role on January 1, 2023, replacing Mr. Carles Martí Sousa, who will maintain the Presidency of the corporation together with his […]
New Holland’s Straddle Tractor Concept and T4K Tractor are the winner Good Design Award in the Industrial 2022 category. The Good Design Award is presented by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. and each year it honors the most innovative and cuttingedge industrial, product, and graphic designs produced […]
Ecuadorian banana exports reached 292 million boxes during 2022, with the EU market representing 26% of total shipments. According to a study by DATACOMEX and the Statistical Observatory of Bananas, the EU is now its main destination. However, exports of the commodity suffered a drop during the past season, experiencing an almost 8% decrease year-on-year […]
On 17th November the second trilogue negotiation on the proposal for the Machinery Products Regulation took place, preceded by 12 technical meetings. Co-legislators discussed several points, as reported by MEP Ivan Štefanec (EPP), IMCO rapporteur on the file. They provisionally agreed on the topics of terminology, common specifications, SME fees for conformity assessment. The topic of […]
