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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 [...]

After successful field tests of the variety have been concluded The Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Department will introduce a higher resistance and longer shelf-life NPS-5 varieties of mushrooms to be used in commercial cultivation in September this year. K.K. Sharma Director for the Department of Agriculture: "Our second strain is named NPS-5 (a type of fungus). We are developing the master cultivar. Seeds will be distributed to farmers in September of the following year (for commercial agriculture within Jammu as well as Kashmir)." The trial, he said, proved success. "It does not suffer from the presence of water in low levels, [...]

Frutura The global sales and marketing platform that was created to supply international clients with top-quality fruits all year round it has signed a license contract to The Coca-Cola Company. It is the first occasion that The Coca-Cola Company has licensed one of their brands to usage in the fresh fruit segment. This agreement allows Frutura to make use of Minute Maid and Simply brands that will only be used in conjunction with Frutura's Dayka & Hackett LLC. Simply is a brand that will be launching in the market as Simply brand will be entering the market in the form of [...]

Kenyan agricultural company Kakuzi will begin harvesting and importing Hass avocados for export to China as well as Europe in the middle of next month, to ensure quality. It is the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) via the Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD) has announced that the 2023 harvesting season for avocados officially started on the 24th March 2023. The agency also warned farmers to avoid harvesting the immature fruits. Kakuzi Plc Managing Director Chris Flowers has said that the company's recent tests on maturity confirm that the company's currently crop that is grown in its Makuyu orchard located in Murang'a County [...]

Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, the Indian High Commissioner, said on the eve of yesterday that India is prepared to purchase as much avocado as it is readily available in Tanzania. He spoke during a meeting of stakeholders on trade in agricultural products held by the Mbeya Region branch of the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA). Indian importers have been growing the amount of imported goods of Tanzania's avocados and this opened the door to opportunities for Tanzania Agribusiness and farmers the agribusinesses, he added. The envoy recommended that farmers are able to produce high quality avocados since there's an [...]

The arrival of a large quantity of grapes in wholesale has helped bring prices down for the retail market. The grapes are sold between the price of Rs 30 and fifty per kilogram in the retail market. The season for grapes is advancing towards their maximum. However, this year's beginning of grapes took place a tiny amount because of the rain that was unseasonal on the growing regions during the months of October through November. In the present, 50-60 vehicles loaded with grapes have arrived at the market. Based on reports from the APMC Vashi administration, around 820 tons of wine [...]