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Megakiwi: the next alternative to the wayward Hayward
With profit margins tightening for Hayward kiwifruit, a new high-yield variety could solve a few problems if Chile’s growers embrace it.
June 20 , 2011
Chile's venture capitalists opt for agro-innovation
With risk comes reward for Chile's fruit venture capitalists.
June 17 , 2011
NZ: Seeka 'encouraged' by Psa taskforce results
New Zealand kiwifruit company Seeka is confident a solution will be found for the country's Psa outbreak.
June 17 , 2011
Costa Rican pineapple farms contaminating water, study shows
Pesticides from pineapple farms have polluted rivers and streams in the Costa Rican province of Limon.
June 16 , 2011
Honduras harvests record melon exports
Price rises led to a record season for Honduran melon exports.
June 15 , 2011
Agricultural emergency declared in Argentine Patagonia
Farmers in Argentine Patagonia will meet with disaster management authorities today after severe ash cloud damages.
June 14 , 2011
Bolivia to pass new transgenics law
Bolivia is set to enact a new law allowing the development of transgenic crops, taking the opposite path to its neighbor Peru.
June 13 , 2011
Australia: end the price war and grow together, says researcher
Australia's industry leaders highlighted a need to meet changing consumer demands at the Fresh Connections 2011 event in Brisbane.
June 13 , 2011
Argentina: HR company denies responsibility for lemon worker conditions
An Argentine HR company embroiled in a lemon farm 'slave labor' case has denied obligations to provide decent worker housing.
June 09 , 2011
Uruguayan scientists find apple decay pathogen fighter
An Antarctic micro-organism could be used to combat apple decay in cold storage.
June 07 , 2011
