All Local Sourcing articles – Page 18
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CMR opens French subsidiary
CMR France will serve as the new commercial headquarters of the CMR group for the French market
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Sime Darby Property adds urban farm to Serenia City
Malaysian property developer teams up with BoomGrow Productions to construct urban farm
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Bradford takes steps towards building new wholesale market
Plans to build a new state-of-the-art wholesale market to strengthen food distribution in Yorkshire and North-East move step forward, Bradford Council announces
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Govt ‘launches salad offensive’, says FPC
PM launches push to grow more tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuces in UK through agritech, reports FPC
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Govt gives ‘confused and chaotic’ messages over foreign labour
Truss’ ministers accused of giving mixed signals over employing migrant workers in UK
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Ecuador cultivates a taste for blueberries
Diego Paredes, founder of EcuaBlue, tells Fruitnet how the country’s burgeoning blueberry industry has big ambitions
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Plenty partners with Bristol Farms
Grocer says it supports the future of farming as it offers indoor, vertically grown fresh produce for first time
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WCO brings together citrus community at Fruit Attraction
Conference and Networking Event aim to foster exchange of views on the issues affecting the sector
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Companies sign vertical farming manifesto
More than 20 vertical farming companies have committed to a Vertical Farming Identity Statement and Industry Manifesto
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Urban Crop Solutions launches Belgian training scheme
An indoor farm supplied by UCS will be used for training purposes by PTI Kortrijk to train students to become indoor farmers
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Colombia Puede opens doors for rural farmers
A project to rebuild the social fabric in areas once blighted by armed conflict through farming and trade has helped thousands of farmers in rural Colombia
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Fall Creek consolidates presence in Chile
After years of collaboration with Stonefly, the blueberry specialist has set up its own nursery in Ñuble, headed by Ernesto Pino
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Vertical farming ‘key’ to Brussels’ economic strategy
The 2022 Vertical Farming World Congress takes place in Brussels on 19-21 September
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UK environment minister “consistently” voted against climate action
The UK’s new environment minister, Ranil Jayawardena, has come under fire for regularly voting against measures to prevent climate change
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Fruitbox 88 · David Axiotis and John Hey, Asia Fruit Logistica
Asia’s premier fresh produce exhibition and conference event welcomes the industry to Thailand in November
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Saudi Arabia sees potential for dragon fruit
Since the fruit requires less water to cultivate than many other crops, dragon fruit is regarded as an important fruit for the future
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USDA under secretary to address vertical farming congress
Organisers of the Vertical Farming World Congress say the appearance of the USDA’s Robert Bonnie is a sign of the opportunities for new technologies in feeding a growing population
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Lidl pledges to help UK farmers with heat-affected harvest
Lidl GB has promised to find ways to accommodate ’stunted crops’ within existing lines to prevent food waste
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BelOrta growers welcome visit of Flemish minister of agriculture
The Belgian cooperative said the interest taken by minister Jo Brouns at a time of major sectoral challenges was a shot in the arm for its growers
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Investment pours into Indian “food parks”
With climate change and the war in Ukraine threatening global food security, India is regarded as key to feeding South Asia and the Middle East