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115,000 visitors at the 32nd SOMMET DE L’ELEVAGE
As the SOMMET DE L’ELEVAGE was closing its doors on Friday,…
Red colour and excellent firmness for the cherry tomato
At this stage in the harvest, all the signs point to a season…
Macfrut: a truly special edition
The 37th edition of the International trade fair for the fresh…
Spain, the new “foodtech nation”
Spain is one of the only “foodtech nations” worldwide that…
European Commission launches Green Consumption Pledge
European Commission launches Green Consumption Pledge, first…
FAO launches the UN’s International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
A means to improve nutrition and reduce food loss and waste,…
New concept for Fruit Logistica Special Edition 2021
FRUIT LOGISTICA is announcing further details of its new…
Canarian banana producers target Moroccan market
Representatives of ASPROCAN Banana Growers Organizations have visited Casablanca these days to learn firsthand about the opportunities available for banana exports from the Canary Islands to Morocco. In this trip, organized in collaboration with the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX), the Canarian delegation has held meetings with the main horticultural companies of distribution and maturation of Moroccan bananas and with interest in the introduction of the Canarian Plantain in the market of that country.
UPA warns that CETA will hurt the interests of the European agri-food sector
The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) has warned that the free trade agreement with Canada, recently approved by the European Parliament, will harm the interests of many people and sectors, benefiting only the large multinationals. For this organization, CETA is postulated as a new "unfair agreement" in which European society -and especially the primary sector - "will not make anything clear and will appear new competitors that will hinder their survival".
EU: Rules to protect European banana against possible rise in Ecuadorian imports
On 2nd February, the European Parliament adopted rules aimed at protecting European banana producers from possible increases in imports from Ecuador following the country's accession to the EU's trade agreement with Colombia and Peru.