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USDA allocates US$70M to protect industry from pests and diseases
The money will be allocated from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill to support 494 projects in 49 states, Guam and Puerto Rico.
March 23 , 2018
NZ: AVANZA hails success of South Korean avocado market investment
"We have struck a formula we know works, so it makes sense to apply the same strategies to all our markets, including Singapore and Thailand."
March 22 , 2018
Bayer wins EU approval for Monsanto deal
"Receipt of the European Commission's approval is a major success and a significant milestone," said Bayer CEO Werner Baumann.
March 22 , 2018
U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to dried coconut
California has seen the highest number of infections, with people also affected in seven other states.
March 22 , 2018
U.S.: GPTA aims to boost produce trade with Guatemala
The first agenda item of year is to spotlight the leadership provided by the importer companies involved in GPTA.
March 22 , 2018
Netherlands aims to halve food waste by 2030
€7 million will be provided over the next four years to support the objective via investments in innovation, research, monitoring and education.
March 22 , 2018
World Water Day 2018: The answer is in nature
This year's theme is ‘Nature for Water’ – exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century.
March 22 , 2018
U.K.: Waitrose's avocado Easter egg sells out fast
An avocado-shaped easter egg has become the fastest selling own-brand egg ever in the 114-year history of British supermarket chain Waitrose.
March 22 , 2018
Dutch university organizes autonomous greenhouse competition
Teams participating in this challenge will run a greenhouse compartment remotely, leaving a computer and machine learning algorithms to make the decisions.
March 22 , 2018
NZ: T&G Global confirms sale of processed food business
T&G’s pipfruit division has agreed a long-term apple supply agreement with Cedenco for processing apples.
March 21 , 2018
