All Production & Trade articles – Page 1454
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KwaZulu-Natal gets helping hand on organics
Emerging farmers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, will now be able to export their organic vegetables to the UK and other international markets, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the national department of agriculture and Swiss firm BioSwiss.
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Italians link up to grow exports
A number of Italian exporters have come together to target emerging markets under a new Macfrut International banner.
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ArticlePeter Gilding posts turnover record
Merseyside fruit importer and distributor Peter Gilding recorded a record turnover of £47 million in its last financial year, and posted higher profits into the bargain.
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ArticleTV chef conducts cauliflower funeral
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has dressed up to conduct a symbolic cauliflower ‘funeral’, to highlight the plight of UK growers.
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ArticleBrown told challenge begins at home
Meeting the food challenge should begin at home, and not with biofuels, said the National Farmers’ Union.
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UAP signs up to distribute Exosex
Pest management solution provider Exosect has announced that UAP has joined Hutchinsons as a UK distributor of its Exosex CM active mating pest control solution.
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ArticlePM backs down on biofuels
Yesterday's Downing Street summit meeting with aid agencies, scientists, supermarkets and farmers ended with prime minister Gordon Brown pledging to examine the impact of biofuels on world food prices. The effect at home: family food bills in the UK soared by £780 in the last 12 months.
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Free workshops for growers in the South West
Farmers and food producers across the South West are invited to get the low-down on how they can supply the public sector in a series of free workshops taking place later this month.
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ArticleThe Greenery unveils "pleasing results"
Group turnover remains more or less the same as last year, while operating profit comes in at €10.5m
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ArticlePM calls summit on food shortage
Industry leaders are joining prime minister Gordon Brown for a summit on the global food shortage this afternoon.
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Study dismisses intensive farming methods
A four-year global study involving 400 scientists, 30 governments and 30 NGOs has called for a fundamental change in the way the world farms, to better address soaring food prices, hunger, social inequities and environmental disasters.
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ArticleMack Multiples targets £50m berry business
With the purchase of a stake in major strawberry producer Wallings, Mack has signalled its intention to grow its berry sales
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ArticleFrench West Indies banana shipments return to France
CMA-CGM vessel lands in Dunkirk bringing 4,500 tonnes of bananas from Martinique, Guadeloupe and Suriname
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Afrifresh concludes empowerment deal
South African fruit exporter Afrifresh Holdings (Pty) Limited has teamed up with Vuwa Investments (Pty) Limited to announce a multi-million empowerment transaction in Cape Town.
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ArticleFresh look for Fresh Herbs campaign
The Fresh Herbs group has announced that food writer, stylist and television presenter Gizzi Erskine will be fronting its PR campaign this year.
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ArticleIndustry passes residue test
Fruit and vegetables sold into UK schools in the Autumn term of 2007 were all found to be within legal MRL boundaries by PRC testers.
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ArticleTough time ahead for salad importers
UK salad importers should prepare for a tough couple of months, due to the continuing strengthening of the euro.
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ArticleBASF recommends Signum for lettuce production
Chemical giant BASF has recommended that salad growers should start using Signum early for high-quality lettuce production.
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ArticleGloomy outlook for Spanish citrus
Citrus growers in Spain are already making gloomy predictions for next season, with two more months of the current campaign remaining.
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ArticleWinter salad warmer for Florette
Florette UK has produced a set of first quarter results that turn traditional conceptions of the prepared salad sector’s sales patterns on their head.