Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has been nominated for a Fruit Logistica Innovation Award. This year, Syngenta’s Istem cauliflower is shortlisted.
Istem is high-yielding and appeals to consumers because it is good to eat whole, with sweet, nutty curds on top of tender, succulent stems, and no food waste. It is quick to prepare and can be eaten raw or cooked, from baking to barbecuing, steaming to stir-frying.
When two members of Syngenta Vegetable Seeds’ team spotted a side-shooting cauliflower, they knew it was the future. That was 2012, but it was a long way from being marketable. In 2020, Syngenta extended its partnership with UK grower Barfoots, who farm, harvest and pack the vegetables by hand under the joint Istem - CauliShootsTM brand.
“The Istem is a perfect example highlighting our priorities at Syngenta Vegetable Seeds. We put growers and sustainability at the heart of everything we do. It not only cuts food waste, it also offers consumers a great-tasting, healthy, convenient choice,” says Lotfi Bani, Istem project manager in Europe.
See these and many others at Fruit Logistica, Hall 1.2, booth D16 from 5-7 April 2022.
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