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New website for BoxMart
Supplier of gift boxes and speciality packaging for the drink and flower industries, BoxMart has launched a new website which will mean faster, better and larger discounts for BoxMart customers.
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Ethiopia set for export boom
The Ethiopian Horticulture & Flower Growers and Exporters Association hopes to generate $1.4 bn annually within five years by expanding fruit and vegetable exports in addition to its fast growing exports of cut flowers.
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ArticleRe:fresh Conference and Awards 2008 launched
England World Cup winner Will Greenwood will kick off next year's Re:fresh Conference, as the Re:fresh Partnership again revamps the conference format to entertain as well as educate delegates. Click here for details of how to enter the Re:fresh Awards
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ArticleTurning the tide
Logistics is a key expenditure for the fresh produce business, and as companies look at ways to reduce costs and do their bit for the environment, seafreight has recovered some of its lost popularity. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more.
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Gaza exports subject of discussion
Israeli minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon met with his Palestinian equivalent Mahmoud Habash this week, to discuss the possibility of re-allowing fresh produce exports from the Gaza region.
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Californians repair irrigation
Growers in southern California have been working quickly this week to repair irrigation systems damaged by last week’s wildfires, which hit avocado and citrus crops.
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Gaza exports under scrutiny
Israeli minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon met with his Palestinian equivalent Mahmoud Habash this week, to discuss the possibility of re-allowing fresh produce exports from the Gaza region.
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ArticleKenya fights back against Soil Association
The Kenyan High Commission has immediately countered the Soil Association's "new" stance on airfreight, with a statement of its own - click here to read it.
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ArticleWolves tradition winning the day
Traders at Wolverhampton pride themselves on the traditional atmosphere in their wholesale market, says chairman of the tenants’ association Steve Durnell, from Brooks Brothers Ltd, and this has made the site an attractive alternative to its larger counterpart in Birmingham. “We are a small, friendly market - easily approachable, with a family atmosphere,” he says.
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ArticleNew rose catalogue from Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer
Dutch rose auction, Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer has launched its new rose catalogue.
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Horti Fair back on form
This year’s International Horti Fair in Amsterdam, which was held from October 9-12, confirmed its top position as a leading horticultural showcase and attracted 46,846 horticultural professionals from 108 countries.
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ArticleNorah Stucken award goes global
The Real IPM Company (Kenya) Ltd has become the first company based outside the UK and Republic of Ireland to receive the Institute of Horticulture’s (IoH) Norah Stucken Award.
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Kenyan flower sector boosts market share
Kenya’s flower industry has recorded an eight per cent leap in global market share for the period up to September - despite recent negative publicity surrounding poor working conditions.
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Agrexco scoops Aalsmeer accolade
The Gold Cup at this year’s International Flower Competition in Aalsmeer, Holland was awarded to Benzy Gil and Agrexco - the first time ever that a non-Dutch flower designer has picked up the prize.
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ArticleAvocados weather cold spell
Chilean avocados have been hit hard by the country’s unprecedented cold weather this winter, but, although yield is low, quality is better than ever. As Chilean Hass avocados arrive in the UK, Elizabeth O’Keefe reports from Chile.
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Article100 years of the Hope-Masons
The fresh produce industry has evolved almost beyond recognition since the FPJ started up more than a century ago and was acquired by the Hope-Masons 100 years ago. Tracing the industry timeline from the years in which markets were the lynchpin of the trade, to the rise of imports and the growth of the multiples, the Journal has never missed an issue. Anna Sbuttoni trawls through the FPJ archive.
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Kenyan state throws weight behind horticulture
The Kenyan government has secured Sh4 billion (£30m) to finance small-scale horticulture production over the next five years, according to the local press.
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Hopes high on and off the pitch
Following arguably the best game of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday between England and their antipodean counterparts, and an
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Pakistan to boost horticulture spending
The Pakistan Horticulture and Development and Export Board (PHDEB) has allocated Rs300 million (£2.4m) for the development of the country’s horticulture sector.
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