Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin OBE of the U.K. and Canada and Dr. Cary Fowler of the U.S. will share the $500,000 award for their work to preserve the world’s heritage of seeds in the Arctic Circle.

The resolution encourages increased awareness of the crucial role that women farmers around the world play in agrifood systems, as well as their contributions to food security, nutrition and poverty eradication.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has produced a number of videos on harvesting sanitation. They are available in English and Spanish.

The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce is conducting a 2024 survey into production and shipping costs and selling prices for the following countries: Canada, the U.S., Europe, Africa, New Zealand, Australia and South America.

A new report commissioned by the U.S.-based National Potato Council shows that Canada is second only to Mexico as a destination for fresh potatoes. Exports were valued at $91.6 million from July ’22 to June ’23 compared to $103.1 million to Mexico.