The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce, chaired by Canadian Ron Lemaire, has analyzed the hurdles throughout the farm-to-table chain, post-COVID, and underlined what policymakers can do to safeguard supply of fruits and vegetables. Improving logistics at ports is one key.
U.S. ag secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the potential for 21 innovative projects to increase fertilizer capacity. Public comments end in early February 2023.
Potato processor Lamb Weston predicts an increase in net sales for 2023. How this optimism translates to potato grower contracts is still to be negotiated.
South African company Dragonfly Aerospace has announced lift-off of its satellite on January 3. 2023 from the SpaceX launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida. It’s billed as a space solution for earth’s problems.
Be in Berlin, February 8-10, 2023. That’s the invitation of Fruit Logistica’s organizers who are spotlighting launches of innovative products and technologies. The white strawberry variety, Florida Pearl, is one such example.
The BASF vegetable seeds business acquires ASL, a melon breeding company specializing in orange-fleshed melons. The seed production and breeding facilities near Avignon, France will be integrated into BASF’s global network of 23 breeding stations. The portfolio will be marketed under the Nunhems brand.
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