Organics Unlimited increases banana plantings despite tight competition

Mayra Velazquez de Leon and Bev Oster discuss the current challenges in the organic marketplace, the expansion of the social project-oriented GROW program and the building of a new market.

November 20 , 2017

NZ: Enzed Exotics aims to put kiwano horned melon on the map

"It's not well known at this stage but we plan to change that," says Vanessa Hutchings.

November 17 , 2017

Camposol files for IPO on New York Stock Exchange

The Peru-based multinational is launching an IPO of US$354 million.

November 16 , 2017

Q&A: Alex Jackson Berkley of Frieda's talks all things specialty produce

With store formats changing to smaller sizes with less space on the shelves, what can distributors and growers do when introducing new, exotic items?

November 16 , 2017

Australian university develops bananas with Panama Disease TR4 resistance

The result is a major step towards protecting the world's US$12 billion global export business for Cavendish bananas, according to the project's lead from QUT.

November 15 , 2017

Q&A with the father of the Indian table grape industry

Some 25 years ago no grapes were exported from India, but thanks to Nitin Agrawal's guidance it is now a booming industry exporting 187 million MT annually.

November 15 , 2017

Australia receives "Food Safety Supercharger"

The machine produces "supercharged air", presenting an innovative way of sanitizing produce.

November 15 , 2017

North America: Oppy-T&G link brings "opportunity to sell the whole crop"

The word "synergy" may be used excessively in the corporate world, but the tie-up between T&G and Oppy goes to show what it actually means in practice.

November 14 , 2017

Fairtrade America brings in new fruit sources in bananas, blueberries

In this feature we take a look at who is gaining ground in the fairtrade space and how the socially-responsible premium benefits communities in the global south.

November 13 , 2017

Peru: Major tunnel project below Andes to provide irrigation to southern desert area

The 38,500 hectares in Arequipa will be tendered to both large companies and small-scale farmers.

November 10 , 2017