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Dutch horticultural group The Fruit Farm Group (TFFG) has acquired A.C. Hartman, market leader in organic glasshouse horticulture products. The company currently owns 72 ha in Sexbierum, which will increase […]
Tue 12/12/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Simpler rules and a more flexible approach are the proposals of the European Commission on “The Future of Food and Farming”, which aims to draw up a road map for […]
Mon 04/12/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Banana production is becoming ever more sustainable, as demonstrated by the sharp increase in production areas being certified. After cotton, bananas were the crop that experienced the highest growth rate […]
Thu 09/11/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Between 2004, when there was 28,500 ha of organic citrus fruit grown worldwide and 2015, the area more than doubled to nearly 71,000 ha. This latest figure constitutes 0.6% of […]
Thu 09/11/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment program (FSA) and GLOBALG.A.P. are announcing a new solution in response to global industry needs. By answering just a few additional FSA-inspired questions, farmers using […]
Fri 06/10/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Green Box it’s a family owned company that has been operating in the fruit and vegetable sector since 1924. However, it was almost thirty years ago when the Rubio’s family […]
Fri 01/09/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Biobest Group is proud to announce the launching of Bluestim® into the USA Market. Bluestim® is a new and powerful plant anti-stress agent that will be featured at Biobest’s booth […]
Mon 17/07/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Vegetable seed company Hazera’s mission is to contribute to the supply of high quality vegetables all over the world. With this mission in mind, the company decided to support agricultural […]
Tue 02/05/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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In March 2017, the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) and GLOBALG.A.P. exchanged memberships and committed to work together towards good agricultural practices in rice production. In October 2015, the SRP and […]
Mon 20/03/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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According to the Spanish Federation of Wooden Packaging and Components (FEDEMCO), the tay format accounts for 60% of packaging produced for sales items. The highest growth in recent years has […]
Thu 09/03/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
Mercabarna
Mercabarna has developed a plan to reduce the amount of food waste at the market, which is currently estimated at about 9,400 tons a year. In a press release, Barcelona’s […]
Fri 27/01/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Founded in 1924, Green Box, SL is a family-owned company based in Alcacer, Valencia, that is dedicated to the manufacture of packaging for fruit and vegetables. It uses the most […]
Fri 30/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson