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Opportunities worldwide are available Indonesian all-year-long mangosteen

Citra Tama Jaya Indo was founded in the year the year 2016. Initial services focused on the food industry. After that, overseas markets began to develop. Stevan Budi Susanto presents the production of the company of mangosteen in Indonesia: "Our mangosteen plantations are spread over3600 acres. They are situated in [...]

Israel Minister of Agriculture is in Israel to visit R&D breeder greenhouses

On May 11 The Israeli Minister for Agriculture MK Avi Dichter paid an excursion to the greenhouses used for research and development of the breeding firm Hazera Seeds. "We enjoyed the privilege of receiving our Minister for Agriculture, MK Avi Dichter as well as his Ministry chief executive officer Mr. [...]

Bangladesh Railway will again run a special mango train

For the fourth consecutive time, Bangladesh Railway is going to conduct a 'special mango train' on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka route via Rajshahi this season. Asim Kumar Talukder who is the general director of the railway's west zone, stated that they have already begun the preparations for two trains that will move mangoes [...]

Driscoll’s sights on the expand of Chinese market for fruits

Driscoll's which is an California-based provider of fresh berries has announced that it will double its investment in China in the coming five years, as per its chief executive. Miles Reiter, chairman and chief executive officer of Driscoll's stated that he's noticed the immense potential in the Chinese market that [...]

Far-reaching implications of proposed EU marketing standards for pre-cut fruit and vegetables industry

Freshfel Europe warned the European Commission this week on the far-reaching implications of its draft proposal on marketing standards if rules on mandatory country-specific origin labelling are maintained for pre-cut fruit and vegetables. The draft is currently in public stakeholder consultation. The sector urges the European Commission to withdraw or [...]

UBCO researchers are working to power the waste of fruit

UBC Okanagan researchers are looking at the possibility of using the solid waste from fruit, as well as leachate, to generate energy for fuel cells. The energy that is generated from food waste does not compare to the power of wind or solar scientists are looking at cleaning and increasing [...]