Papaya improvement captures focus on Canary Islands

Papaya varieties are under evaluation on the Canary Islands to find the best fit for the production zone.

July 25 , 2013

Interactive tool maps out world of bananas, potatoes and cassava

RTBMaps allows scientists and researchers to interact with the world of roots, tubers and bananas.

July 19 , 2013

Central America's coffee rust crisis

PROMECAFE and IICA have built an integrated plan to take on the serious problem of coffee rust.

July 17 , 2013

U.K. apple sales expected to recover after down year

Despite a report showing decline in U.K. apple sales, industry sources are confident a better harvest will help the sector bounce back.

July 11 , 2013

Europe fights Russian E.U. potato ban

Associations call on the European Commission to work with Russian government to end ban enforced on potato imports.

July 09 , 2013

U.N. code focuses on safety of berries, cassava

New Codex Alimentarius standards seek to reduce food fraud and contamination for fresh fruits and vegetables.

July 09 , 2013

Text messaging keeps farmers connected across borders

WeFarm hopes to connect farmers in Africa and Latin American to a global network via text messaging.

July 08 , 2013

Consumers turn away from fruits and vegetables in U.S., Europe

Fruits and vegetables have struggled to keep up with the convenience of processed foods.

July 05 , 2013

Teen creates bio-plastic from banana peels

Sixteen-year-old Elif Bilgin had made a non-decaying plastic from banana peels.

July 02 , 2013

Spain suffers 'worst ever' strawberry season

Heavy rains earlier this year have negatively impacted the quality of Spanish strawberries, leading to overall poor results for the campaign.

June 20 , 2013