Growers learn to use 'x-factor' far-red in cucumber cultivation

Growers, researchers and lighting suppliers agree, far-red is the 'x-factor', but when this x-factor should be deployed, that is a different story. At the Proefstation voor de Groenteteelt (testing station for vegetable cultivation) in the Belgian town Sint-Katelijne-Waver, they are conducting research…

Simply Fresh receives ‘Telangana Best Brand Award’ from CMO Asia

Indian greenhouse growers Simply Fresh, has been awarded the ‘Telangana Best Brand’ award by CMO Asia ‘2020. The award was presented at a virtual ceremony. The awards recognize, identify, and celebrate outstanding brand building & marketing initiatives by organizations, individuals, and teams for their…

Swedish, organic producer Orto Novo starts using LEDs in its greenhouses

One of Sweden’s biggest organic producers of potted vegetables, Orto Novo AB, has invested in LED lighting during the years 2019 and 2020. They opted for the products of LED supplier Netled. Orto Novo is Sweden’s first climate-certified producer of herbs and salads. The company produces fresh, organic…

China: Qingdao gets rooftop greenhouse for research purposes

Imagine building a greenhouse on a roof in your city. In Qindao, it is coming and will be put into use in few months. The research and isolation greenhouse project, designed and constructed by Kingpeng, will then be put into use. The project is located in Qingdao, China, and the main body of the project construction…

EU Commission Includes CPVR into IP Action Plan

The EU Commission has included the revision of the Community Plant Variety Right (CPVR) Regulation 2100/94 into the IP Action Plan, published on November 25. By doing so, the…

Japan: Producing electricity while producing wine thanks to a greenhouse

Earlier this week we published on the construction of a demonstration greenhouse featuring smart solar glass products. Now the ASX-listed ClearVue Technologies has landed its first order in relation to a greenhouse project. The order for about 30 square metres of ClearVue’s insulated window or glass…

The Spanish tomato price crisis has made the reform of Moroccan entry prices a priority

The start of low-priced Moroccan tomato exports to the EU in October is bringing down the price of Spanish tomatoes. As highlighted by the Association of Organizations of…

New peppers: All the sweet and none of the heat

All the sweet and none of the heat! With 8,000 full-time, hardworking Associates, NatureSweet® has launched Dulce Italiano Sweet Peppers. "Like all peppers, NatureSweet’s offer that satisfying crunch and health perks, but instead of spice ‘n’ heat, the Dulce Italianos are just as sweet as can be. Perfect…

GreenTech Live & Online 2020 postshow highlights

From 20-22 October GreenTech offered a 100% virtual event for all horticulture experts. It was the place to be to grow your knowledge & business. Want to see what happened at GreenTech Live & Online? Missed GreenTech Live & Online or want to rewatch all the sessions? The recordings of all the knowledge sessions…

Virtual Design Discussion for the Revised GLOBALG.A.P. Standard Version

The GLOBALG.A.P. World Consultation Tour goes into its second round. "We aim to deliver an impactful standard in line with producers’ practices. The unique challenges presented by vertical farming or produce grown in controlled environments will be addressed to ensure an appropriate user experience," the…

Holland Fresh Group's Ger van Burik to retire on 1 December

Ger van Burik began his career in the fruit and vegetable sector in 1983. That was at the Dutch Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale and Brokers Industrial Board. In 2006, he entered the international fruit and vegetable trade shows' world for the first time. In recent years, Ger has enjoyed organizing the…

Welsh microgreens company expands into England

Crickhowell based company Dragon Microgreens is produces microgreens, a food group that is increasingly popular. Microgreens are the seedlings of leafy herbs and plants that…

Dutch Embassy USA visits Bosman Van Zaal in WHC

Maureen Sondag recently paid a visit to the World Horti Center (WHC) in Westland. She works as Agricultural Affairs Advisor at the Dutch Embassy in Washington DC. During this visit, the booth of Bosman Van Zaal was visited, where Ronaldt Thoen, Sales & Marketing Manager, explained the field of work and…

The Government cuts the quota of new Moroccan temporary women for the Huelva campaign by 30%

The central government has cut by 30% the quota of new Moroccan female workers with a contract at origin who were expected to travel from Morocco to Huelva in the 2020-2021…

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Researchers reveal switch used in plant defense against animal attack

For decades, scientists have known that plants protect themselves from the devastation of hungry caterpillars and other plant-munching animals through sophisticated response systems, the product of millions of years of evolution. The biological mechanisms underlying this attack-counter defense paradigm…

Uzbekistan exports fruits and vegetables to 80 countries

In 2020, the volume of production of fruits and vegetables will exceed 20 million tons for Uzbekistan, according to numbers from the Uzbek embassy in Italy. The Uzbek soil is…

Frauds in the indication of origin of Moroccan fruit and vegetable products reach Brussels

The complaints made in recent months by various agricultural organizations in Almería and Granada because of the detection of Moroccan fruit and vegetable productions branded…

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Kenya Climate Innovation Centre holds training for youth and women-led enterprises

The Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) has today held a virtual training ahead of the awarding of the Result Based Financing (RBF) and Proof of Concept Grants (POC) to 49 youth and women-led enterprises under the Agribiz program which is funded by both the European Union and DANIDA. The training…

Almeria eggplant prices plunged in November

The price of eggplant in November has recorded a sharp decline. According to data from Hortoinfo, in weeks 45, 46 and 47, the product has yielded an average price of € 0.32 /…

Hydroponic farming takes root in India

For many urban households keen to grow their own vegetables but find it difficult to own a kitchen garden, hydroponic farming is proving to bean attractive proposition. It’s not just households, but some farmers also have taken to hydroponic farming (also known as soil-less farming), which entails…

Coastal growers in Pakistan put their hopes in tomatoes and chillis

Pakistan’s coastal growers expect to get good revenues from their tomato and chilli crops, still standing in the fields. Both the valuable crops require some more days to…

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Value of breeding programme research discussed with Dutch king

Wageningen University & Research researcher Mirte Bosse talked to King Willem-Alexander about the significance of scientific research in breeding programmes for endangered species. The discussion took place by invitation of Blijdorp Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp) during the king’s visit on Monday 23 November.…

McDonald's will introduce plant-based burgers and fast food

McDonald's has announced it will introduce a line of plant-based meat alternatives called "McPlant" in 2021. The company has stated it would offer plant-based burgers, chicken…

Indian researchers develop bio-degradable packing from cucumber peel

Throwing away cucumber peels after preparing your salad could be a thing of the past. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have developed…

Lockdown affects business at Vienna wholesale market

At the beginning of this week, a renewed lockdown came into effect in Austria. A hard decision for the economy, and for the fruit industry there as well. The emergency measures have partly disastrous consequences for suppliers at the Vienna wholesale market Inzersdorf. A large proportion of the wholesale…

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Eat a banana after a workout!

Eating a banana after your workout may help speed recovery, post-workout. Bananas are nutritious and particularly rich in water and carbs, both of which have consistently been shown to help improve…

"We're selling 25 to 35% more greenhouse-grown produce than five years ago"

Food retailers from coast to coast are increasingly turning to indoor, vertical and greenhouse farming to meet the demand for locally grown produce, reduce food miles and offer the freshest product possible. Some, such as Tops Friendly Markets in Williamsville, N.Y., are partnering with greenhouse…

Iran: Over $140m of investment made for greenhouse establishment in Golestan Province

Over six trillion rials (about $142.85 million) of investment has been made for the establishment of greenhouses in Iran’s northeastern Golestan Province during the past two years, according to a provincial official. Navid-Reza Farahani, the deputy head of the province’s agriculture department, said the…

A Filipino student invents solar windows made from rotten vegetables

Carvey Maigue of Mapua University has been shortlisted for the James Dyson Award 2020 for his system called AuREUS, a device that transforms rotten fruit and vegetables into clean, renewable electricity. His invention was among 1,800 entries from young inventors and design engineers from 27 countries…

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Philippines: Leyte government will launch a hydroponic farming project

The Leyte provincial government will launch a hydroponics farming project to help farmers maximize limited space in cultivating high-value crops. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said on Tuesday compared with traditional gardening, hydroponics is a concept that uses less soil, less space, less…

Cutting edge agricultural robots offer a low-cost lifeline to UK farmers

Senior Robotics Technician Jake Shaw-Sutton, and his startup company Robotriks, have developed the Robotriks Traction Unit.The Robotriks RTU platform can be fitted with a range of traditional and high-tech attachments for use on farms.  A low-cost robotic platform which can be fitted with almost any agricultural…

Austchilli: 25 years in business

Austchilli is celebrating 25 years in business. Rather than resting on its laurels, it is looking to the future and for founder and managing director David de Paoli, that’s getting food into space. This ambitious target is the logical next step for David who thrives on challenge and innovation. De Paoli has built the company…

Bee Vectoring Technologies enters new phase to accelerate revenue growth in 2021

Bee Vectoring Technologies will intensify its near-term direction to accelerate revenue growth in 2021 and focus on sales and marketing in key regions for the upcoming growing…

Launch of the Fruitobox digital marketplace

The numerous players and operators in the fruit and vegetable sector and the dynamism of this industry make having a reliable platform the concentrates the supply and provides quick and effective solutions an essential tool. According to Sebastián Cuesta, CEO of the project, this is the idea behind…

Demand for liquid shading in North America continues to grow

Twenty years ago, flower grower Peter Heemskerk began importing pallets with coatings for his Canadian colleagues. Since that time, demand has risen exponentially. Today there is a distribution network that covers North, Central and South America. The interest in the ReduSystems coatings has spread from…

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Tips for efficient energy conservation in a greenhouse

As the fall approaches, the days get shorter and shorter. This is the time of the year where our free energy source, sunlight, becomes limited. Sunlight is essential to maintain the global temperature in the ranges appropriate for plant growth. In winter, plant production is challenging because…

Improving nutrient and water use efficiencies in multi-loop aquaponics systems

The sustainable development of agricultural systems where nutrients and water are recycled to a high degree is of enormous importance. Traditional aquaponics, where fish and plants are cultivated in one recirculating system, addresses these ecological challenges, but still struggles with its economical…

Temperature meter added for extra secured access control

Nowadays, you often can't just walk into a greenhouse or food processing company. First, you have to pass a turnstile or go through a hygiene sluice to get disinfected, and then you can access the company. LETS has added a new product to their hygiene equipment line: a body temperature meter. This…

Growing Media Europe welcomes two new members

Growing Media Europe (GME) keeps growing strongly with two new members having joined the association in November 2020. We are pleased to announce that the German company COMPO…

Eroski develops a new range of organic fruits and vegetables under its own brand

Eroski has taken another step in its commitment to organic products by launching a new range of fresh organic products under its own brand. The new range is made up of 19…

Isolcell equips existing cooling cells with ethylene absorption machine

For Isolcell, innovation is more than just the introduction of new products. It is also about improving and further developing already existing solutions. The company, which is based in the South Tyrol region, is specialized in modified and controlled atmosphere for the storage of fruit and vegetables.…

Russia bans greenhouse tomatoes & peppers from Uzbekistan’s Fergana region

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Rosselkhoznadzor, has issued a statement that is amounting to a ban on the import of greenhouse…

EU: Import Promotion Desk supports companies with virtual fairs and B2B meetings

The corona pandemic poses challenges for companies worldwide: contact restrictions make international trade relations and the search for new products and reliable suppliers more difficult. Many of the international trade fairs that serve as important contact exchanges have been postponed. Import…

"In Abu Dhabi, I was told with a big smile that an Arab shouldn’t go hungry”

From the moment John Breedveld of GrowGroup IFS announced at the end of September that they would be building the ‘biggest indoor farm’ globally at 160,000 square meters in Abu Dhabi, everyone wanted to hear his story. One of whom was Dutch news radio station BNR, that let John tell his story in their…

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