Post Archive
Walmart promises to tackle Mexican building permit debacle
Walmart beefs up its anti-corruption compliance in Mexico in the wake of damaging bribery allegations.
April 24 , 2012
Peru lacks expertise to handle irrigation growth
NaanDan Jain Peru technical chief Cesar Montoya says his country needs more skilled labor to handle farming growth.
April 24 , 2012
Mexico: juice factory to be built in Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas citrus growers are set to have a new export outlet through the construction of a juice plant.
April 24 , 2012
South Africa may lobby EU over broken stone classification
South African stonefruit exporters discuss the increasingly demanding standards set by European retailers.
April 23 , 2012
Native African fruit trees hold key to vitamin-rich diet
Sub-Saharan African small holders should be supported to use modern farming techniques for indigenous fruits.
April 20 , 2012
SA producers call on govt to prioritize horticulture in BRICS summits
The South African is under pressure to ensure fruit export opportunities move further up the BRICS agenda.
April 20 , 2012
National Mango Board to host exporter quality workshops
The NMB will help exporters in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru and Haiti improve mango quality.
April 19 , 2012
Paramount Citrus president to chair United Fresh
United Fresh has announced its new board, with a strong Californian presence.
April 18 , 2012
Healthy eating a priority at Santiago Marathon
Chile’s fruit industry gave runners an extra energy boost with a 2o metric tons (MT) donation of fruit at last weekend’s Santiago Marathon. Participants gobbled 9MT of grapes, 6MT of bananas and 5MT of apples as part of Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Chile’s, "I’d eat fruit’ campaign". The iniative was supported by the PMA Chilean […]
April 18 , 2012
Outdated pesticides to be managed in EU-UN project
A new initiative has been launched to manage 200,000 metric tons of out-of-date pesticides.
April 18 , 2012
