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India: Mahindra modernizes farming app to help lift production

A chatbot leveraging voice recognition and machine learning will now provide instant solutions to farmer queries.
March 12 , 2018

U.S.: Phytelligence steps up HLB fight with new citrus rootstock licensing deal

"It is another arrow in their quiver to try and stave off proliferation of the disease."
March 12 , 2018

Early end expected for Indian table grape export season

Monsoon Fresh director Pravin Sandhan says exporters have fared far better in the European market than last year.
March 12 , 2018

Photo gallery: Eighth annual Maluma Day in South Africa

Full videos of the presentations and workshops can also be viewed on YouTube.
March 09 , 2018

Berlin Packaging makes eighth acquisition in as many years

The company has acquired a U.K.-based organization with dedicated operations in South Africa and California.
March 09 , 2018

Peruvian blueberry export value rose 50% in 2017

Despite the huge year-on-year volume increase, per-kilo FOB prices only fell 2% to US$8.4,
March 09 , 2018

U.S: California Valencia orange production forecast downward

The number of bearing acres has steadily reduced from 47,000 a decade ago to 30,000 this season.
March 09 , 2018

U.S.: Citrus sales rise lifts Limoneira results in Q1

Higher lemon prices and a big jump in orange sales help lift results back into the black following a loss for the same period in 2017.
March 08 , 2018

CPTPP will create "significant value" for NZ kiwifruit industry, says Zespri

“We see the benefits most clearly in Japan, where New Zealand kiwifruit growers paid over $26 million in tariffs last season," says Dan Mathieson.
March 08 , 2018

11 nations sign revised TPP in Chile

In a deal that brings "inclusive economic growth" to a population of 500 million people, attention was given to the environment, labor rights and even Mexican avocados in today's historic event.
March 08 , 2018