Greenyard to sell Portuguese logistics company through management buyout

After completion of the transaction, the current management team will own and manage Greenyard Logistics Portugal.

January 06 , 2020

Mexican vertical farming company uses shipping container farms

A pioneer in the country, the Mexican vertical farming project has a model that can be placed anywhere, from "parking lots to roofs".

January 03 , 2020

Industry expert Jefcoate analyses rise of discounters, what it means for future

Hurdletree Associates director offers up the UK and Ireland as a case study on what may happen in the United States and how both competitors and suppliers can act to improve their situation.

December 23 , 2019

Strategies in selling the concept of vertical farming - Sweden's Grönska gives insight

One day, farming might not require specific knowledge and streamlined labor in vertical farms could result in a "McDonald's style" operation for extra-efficient urban farms. Swedish Grönska tells us about its strategies.

December 19 , 2019

Naturipe debunks five myths about cranberries

Cranberries are often "overlooked and underappreciated", according to Naturipe. But the company wants to fix that.

December 18 , 2019

Video: Evolution of top avocado-producing countries over last half-century

Although Mexico has for a while been the world's leading producer by a huge margin, the situation was quite different several decades ago.

December 16 , 2019

U.S. mango market sees "more volume and more variety"

"We're seeing a lot more mangoes from different parts of the world," said the National Mango Board. A representative provided us advice for retailers and gave insight to the upcoming Mexican import season.

December 13 , 2019

Crop doctor app Plantix fills small-holder farmer advisory gap and democratizes knowledge

An innovative app that has around one million active users is helping to democratize knowledge and revolutionize farming for small-holder growers, providing them with crucial information that was previously scarcely available.

December 12 , 2019

China approves Philippine Hass avocado import protocol

Although the number of countries eligible to send avocados to China has increased rapidly, Philippine avocado exports only totaled US$1.2m last year

December 10 , 2019

New Zealand: Northland iwi community plants 20 hectare avocado orchard

Indigenous community NgāiTakoto, an iwi tribe of New Zealand, said its avocado orchard is part of a larger plan to expand iwi leadership in agribusiness.