All posts tagged "Food and drink"

12 June 2018, Rome – After years of steady decline, child labour in agriculture has started to rise again in recent years driven in part by an increase in conflicts and climate-induced disasters. This worrisome trend, not only threatens the wellbeing of millions of children, but also undermines efforts to end global...

At Fruit Logistica Dan Sun, CEO of Harvestmark provided an interesting outlook on the importance of traceability...

How does Japan stand with regard to the food self-sufficiency rate? The calorie-based rate for fiscal 2016 dropped 1.91 percentage points to 37.58 percent, the lowest since 37 percent was recorded in fiscal 1993 when the rice harvest was poor due to a cold spell. Administrative vice farm minister Masaaki Okuhara says...

AgroPress of Switzerland will introduce a new magazine and communication platform at Fruit Logistica 2018. The new...

Zespri was recognised last night in the 2017 Deloitte Top 200 Awards for its strong growth strategy,...

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is pleased to announce the launch of its Global Markets Awards...

This comes at a time when the country’s agricultural sector is dealing with the fallout from a prolonged drought. The Western Cape, which produces more than 50% of SA’s agricultural exports, has been particularly hard hit. Drought in summer rainfall regions has largely dissipated. Total gross producer value for oranges reached R9.29bn...

The Bühler Group unveils the SORTEX F – the industry’s most hygienic optical sorter – at Pack...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.–(Business Wire)–Dole Food Company announced today that the Huelquen Farm has been successfully audited to the Sustainable Agriculture Network Standard and is now Rainforest Alliance Certified™. Huelquen Farm, located in Paine, Chile, grows 100 hectares of grapes under the Dole label as well as private labels. Huelquen Farm mixes traditional...

Researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have succeeded in...