Plantations

Western Australian avocados will feature in the 2nd part of a nationwide research initiative to manage risk in the supply chain to produce higher quality, more consistent fruit that meets the needs of customers reduces waste, and helps to capture competitive advantages in the marketplace. The three-and-a-half year Serviced Supply Chains II Project receives overarching financing through Hort Innovation and is led by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland in conjunction with several commercial as well as State Government partners. The simulation trials have begun in the department of primary industries and regional development's (DPIRD's) Manjimup Research Facility for testing [...]

In the northern Vietnamese province Hai Duong has been taking measures to increase sales of lychee. The lychees of the Thanh Ha district will be maturing by the end of May. The district is famous for its lychees. Thanh Ha is currently home to 3,265ha of fruit. It also has 1,700ha that are the first to ripen. Nearly 400ha of the land has been certified to meet VietGAP requirements and 50ha have been certified by GlobaGAP. China remains an important market for Vietnamese fruit lychees. In the coming year, exports of lychees to China faces many obstacles since this country is [...]

VertiFarm is the platform for industry as well as an international exhibition for trade in next-generation agriculture and the development of new food systems is scheduled to take place between September 26-28, between 26 and 28 September 2023 in the Messe Dortmund in Germany and will focus the spotlight on controlled agricultural practices that are environmentally sustainable (CEA). The urgency of a timely rethink on food production is underlined, among other things, by a recent government-commissioned report by the Commission on the Future of Agriculture, which showed that ecological damage to the tune of 90 billion euros is caused each year [...]