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Prohens: Out with the grapes, in with the emergency supplies
A table grape facility in northern Chile has been turned into a distribution center to support the post-flood relief effort.
April 17 , 2015
Chile: Atacama has 'lost 90% of its capacity to deliver vegetables', says Ghiglino
A leading Copiapó vegetable grower discusses the "slow funeral" of his business and hopes for salvaging crops.
April 17 , 2015
Historical Thompson Seedless rootstock survives Chilean flood
The Atacama table grape industry at least has its heritage intact after the first rootstock planted in the region survived recent floods.
April 17 , 2015
Chile: Export olives bear brunt of floods during peak harvest
"It's possible to enter but you if you're walking like an astronaut in the mud you can’t access the tree to harvest," says olive grower Rafael Garcia.
April 17 , 2015
Fruticola Atacama: In the eye of the storm
The Chilean state has given up its search for a missing Fruticola Atacama worker, but since disaster struck three weeks ago the company has taken rescue and relief efforts into its own hands.
April 17 , 2015
Celebrity endorsements for 'Save Our Soil' campaign to trigger interest
The head of an ambitious sustainability campaign says 'change has never come from a majority, but rather from a trendsetting minority'.
April 16 , 2015
Europe: Fruit and milk school schemes set to merge
The European Commission wants member states' education systems to focus more on food sustainability and promoting healthy eating habits.
April 16 , 2015
Australia to receive US$6M almond research facility
Boosting exports into Asia and sustainable growing methods are key aims of an Almond Centre of Excellence.
April 16 , 2015
U.S.: Organic food sales jump 11% in 2014
With U.S. organic fruit and vegetable sales last year valued at US$13 billion, an industry head has praised the lack of 'demographic boundaries'.
April 16 , 2015
Aussie banana growers asked to pay voluntary levy
An optional levy of 1 cent per kilogram of bananas marketed would reimburse growers affected by the TR4 outbreak.
April 16 , 2015
