Citrus greening disease was spotted in two citrus trees in San Diego County last week, prompting The California Department of Food and Agriculture to establish boundaries of quarantine. The bacterial […]
Thu 19/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The ripeness of fruit and vegetables can now be checked using a visible light sensor, thanks to work by a Turkish research team. As Hack A Day reports, the project […]
Thu 12/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
On the occasion of the two-day conference of the European Commission on the Agri-food promotion policy review (12-13 July 2021), Freshfel Europe called on Europe’s authorities to build on the […]
Wed 11/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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Over the course of 2020, the value of EU agri-food exports increased to €184.3 billion (a growth of 1.4% compared to 2019), while the value of imports rose to €122.2 […]
Tue 29/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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The European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS 2020) recently classified Portugal as a ‘strongly innovative’ country. Analysts place Portugal above the European average in the categories of innovation-friendly environment, innovation systems, and […]
Thu 10/12/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Chile’s agri-food exporters welcomed the announcement on Wednesday that the truckers were lifting their seven-day national strike, which had jeopardised exports. However, there is still a threat hanging over the […]
Wed 09/09/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Despite the ongoing pandemic, Turkey’s exports of agricultural products were up in March compared with the previous year. The main driver is the global increase in food demand. According to […]
Wed 15/04/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The EU Commission has announced its preparedness to back the region’s agri-food sector. In a statement, the commission said: “The EU’s agri-food sector has showed is showing its resilience and […]
Mon 30/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Despite impressive volumes of EU agrifood exports in the first half of 2019, the growth increased even further in September 2019 to a record +18% compared to the same month […]
Mon 13/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The European Commission has allocated €200.9 million in 2020 to fund promotional activities for EU agri-food products at home and abroad. The 2020 promotion policy work programme adopted by the […]
Wed 04/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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EU agri-food exports remain strong, with the March 2019 level matching the record level of March 2017 (€12.6 billion) or 7% higher than in March 2018, according to data from […]
Thu 27/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Agri-food exports from Murcia now get to 165 countries on five continents. According to the latest collected data, 75% of exports were destined to the European Union, simultaneously, they have […]
Tue 29/01/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
