On 24 November Freshfel Europe’s General Delegate Philippe Binard was one of the keynote speakers at the conference ‘An EU School Scheme Fit for the Future’ hosted by the European Commission. Reviewing the economic aspects of the Scheme, Freshfel stressed the value of continued implementation as well as areas in need of improvement to ensure […]
AgroFresh the global leader in post-harvest freshness solutions, and Ceradis Crop Protection B.V., a global developer of environmentally friendly crop protection products, today announced they have entered into an exclusive license and distribution agreement to bring CeraFruta®, a new organic bio-solution that fights fungal decay, to the post-harvest space. The agreement between the two companies will launch in […]
The Valencian firm supported the congress held in Mersin between November 6 and 11 as its main sponsor. From 6-11 November, the Turkish city of Mersin was proud to host, the 14th International Citrus Congress, a forum where numerous scientific activities, conferences and workshops were undertaken with the aim of highlighting the importance of citrus […]
As part of the work of the Freshfel Environmental Footprint Initiative, Freshfel Europe alongside members is embarking on the development of a shadow Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for fruit and vegetables. The objective of the shadow PEFCR is to have a state-of-the-art, standardized environmental footprint methodology for the fresh produce sector. Once developed, […]
As part of the EU-funded EU4AGRI project, a Public Call to support investments in primary agricultural production has been launched. Under this Public Call, BAM 3.5 million is available, with grant amount per application ranging from BAM 15,000 to BAM 300,000. The applicant must ensure own co-financing for any single project in the amount of a minimum […]
Years go by and little seems to change for European honey producers. After a historic low all across the continent in 2021, the 2022 season shows a great contrast between fairly good production in the North of Europe while the South –where the largest production lies – was severely hit by a strong drought. This […]
This month the World Citrus Organisation (WCO) released a new publication, ‘Citrus World Statistics’, for WCO members to boost citrus sector information exchange. The extensive publication compiled by CIRAD covers global citrus data for the period summer 2021 to winter 2021-2022. The Citrus World Statistics publication is part of the Organisation’s objective in its 2022-2024 Strategy to […]
LAINCO continues its commitment to innovation and, therefore, after more than 88 years of history, presents a new corporate image that combines all the values represented by the company through a new logo. LAINCO was founded in 1934, is a company with more than 80 years of experience that endorse its commitment to the birth […]
The event programme for the leading trade show for the global fresh produce business, being held in Berlin from 8 to 10 February 2023, provides information on every link in the value-added chain and helps trade visitors to make better business decisions. FRUIT LOGISTICA, which takes place in Berlin from 8 to 10 February 2023, […]
This was the purpose of today’s event in the European Parliament hosted by MEP Carvalhais (S&D, PT), Avram (S&D, RO) and Schmiedtbauer (EPP, AT) which aimed to highlight the role women play in the agricultural sector. On this occasion, Copa and Cogeca launched the call for the next Women Farmers Innovation Award 2023. More than […]
