Published: Feb 22, 2016

During a visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), the Argentinian Ambassador, Rodolfo J Martin Saravia said that the trade volume between Argentina and Pakistan needs to be enhanced and collective efforts from both sides could benefit

Published: Feb 22, 2016

The growing Muslim food and beverage market has drawn the attention of South Korean food companies; 41 of these companies are set to participate in the upcoming Gulfood 2016 fair in Dubai, reports the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Published: Feb 22, 2016

True to its annual tradition, the port of Antwerp organised a trade mission to India in February this year. Port Authority chairman Marc Van Peel will be accompanied on his visit to Delhi and Mumbai by Pieter De Crem, the Belgian secretary of state for Fo

Published: Feb 22, 2016

Campaigners have called on the Gates Foundation to withdraw its support for a 'biopirated' GM banana program in Africa, and suspend its feeding trial on US students, stating the banana threatens both the health of the students and the future of African ag

Published: Feb 22, 2016

In a vast sea of plastic greenhouses in southeastern Spain, dubbed "Europe's vegetable garden", discontent is growing among farmers who complain large supermarket chains do not pay enough and farm workers live in poverty.

Published: Feb 22, 2016

After Chinese New Year, vegetable prices around Shandong Province are seeing decreases. Prices are facing further drops as weather conditions become more favourable.

Published: Feb 22, 2016

Kalyoncu Group is a Turkish firm devoted to the production and export of its own fruits and vegetables. It has its own logistics company and has traditionally delivered its shipments mostly to Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian destinations, primarily reta

Published: Feb 22, 2016

The frosts recorded on Tuesday night this week in different regions of Murcia have caused severe damage to agriculture, especially to stonefruit crops, whose campaign could be catastrophic, and also to artichokes, citrus fruits and leafy vegetables.

Published: Feb 22, 2016

According to Yassin Ahmed, owner and chairman of the company Stars of Export, specializes in garlic and all kinds of onions “The quality is better than last year, since the weather has been good. Our spring onions are supplied to the hospitality trade, su

Published: Feb 22, 2016

The acquisition expands Mantrose's range of speciality food ingredients and provides a key entry into the bakery market.

Published: Feb 22, 2016

A new study of humans on Sanak Island, Alaska and their historical relationships with local species suggests that despite being super-generalist predators, the food gathering behaviors of the local Aleut people were stabilizing for the ecosystem.

Published: Feb 22, 2016

Global market integration is key to buffering future commodity prices and food security from the negative effects of climate change on agriculture, says an agricultural economist in a new report.

Published: Feb 19, 2016

Following a series of talks between representatives, Israel and Russia have agreed to sign a free trade agreement in the very near future. Russia's leading negotiator in these talks, Agriculture minister Sergey Levin

Published: Feb 19, 2016

Major corporations and regional retailers in Rwanda claim they are forced to import produce from abroad because off the low quality and insufficient supplies of local produce, such as fruit and vegetables.

Published: Feb 19, 2016

Business Events Sunshine Coast (BESC) has scored its first major win for 2016 with confirmation of a conference worth up to $700,000 for the Sunshine Coast region.

Published: Feb 19, 2016

Google announced Wednesday 17 February that it is adding fresh produce, including fruit and vegetables, to its Google Express service which launched in 2013, offering non-perishable goods.

Published: Feb 19, 2016

In 2015, the export of Hass and Fuerte avocados from associations of small producers of Huaccana and Ongoy Huaccana, districts with huge potential for the development of this productive chain, generated around $ 2.5 million.

Published: Feb 19, 2016

Fusarium wilt has wreaked extensive damage to banana plantations in Davao City, yet the government and banana growers are optimistic joint efforts will help curb, if not totally eradicate, fusarium wilt, popularly known as Panama virus.

Published: Feb 19, 2016

In North Cotabato, the Philippines, the El Nino phenomenon and rat infestations have caused almost one billion pesos of damage to agricultural crops, including banana and vegetables, reported the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG) on Wednesday

Published: Feb 19, 2016

Experts from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Province are working on a survey on the Green Belt areas of the city of Cordoba that were affected by a storm on Monday.