All Production & Trade articles – Page 1512
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EU must wait for biotech clarification
Europe's farmers will not see any more clarity on EU rules for separating traditional, organic and biotech crops until at least 2009.
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Fruit in the office a reality with Freshfel
European fresh produce association Freshfel Europe has launched a charter to improve health in the workplace by increasing the availability of fruit and vegetables for employees and visitors at work.
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Airfreight issue loses impetus
Kenya is one step closer to winning the battle to protect its huge European market, in the face of a campaign mounted by UK supermarkets to ban product over food mile concerns.
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ArticleBudgens boosts British base
Independent retailer Budgens is to throw its weight behind British Food Fortnight for the fourth year running.
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Technology key to Vietnamese exports
A disappointing production of fruit and vegetables in Vietnam this year and therefore low export turnover, has made the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) adjust its national programme on developing production and exports of fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleGrowers criticise assurance schemes
Irritated growers have voiced their frustrations about complications they say are being added to assured produce schemes.
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ArticleGrowers not assured
Growers are becoming increasingly fed up with the complicated requirements being added to the assured produce schemes.
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HTA holds catering conference
The HTA is to hold a catering conference on Tuesday July 10, aiming to inspire members to develop a more enthusiastic approach to their catering operation.
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ArticleWater fans political flames
It seems that water is once again fanning the flames of political rhetoric, as the UK searches for a national strategy to equate supply and demand.
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ArticleStubbins nursery welcomes local kids
Local children paid a visit to Stubbins Marketing’s pepper nursery in Waltham Abbey last week, as part of the firm’s ongoing campaign to raise awareness among the younger generation of the benefits of locally grown British produce.
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ArticleBest practise dicussed at FDF event
Representatives from across the food chain have met to discuss which best practice techniques should be employed to reduce and manage waste throughout the supply chain.
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UK gets tough on food-chain power imbalance
The NFU is toughening its stance on the imbalance of power in the food chain.
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ArticleNFU stands up to EU
The NFU is toughening its stance on the imbalance of power in the food chain.
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ArticleBelgians on good form for summer
Belgian summer cauliflower and strawberry crops are starting early and showing good volume.
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Barfoots launches local school drive
Hampshire-based sweetcorn grower Barfoots of Botley will launch a major initiative in the county to boost awareness of its product, combining the 5 A DAY message with practical support for 7-11-year-olds.
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ArticleMixed fortunes for melon crops
Adverse spring weather conditions in the Spanish regions of Seville-Malaga and Murcia-Cartagena have taken their toll on the upcoming melon campaign.
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ArticleSoil Association Scotland looks at school catering
Soil Association Scotland's June conference will scrutinise the issue of public sourcing
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ArticleBlackberries to be novelties
A UK food researcher is exploring the potential development of new, innovative uses of blackberries in foods
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ArticleHDC to link up with EiC
The Horticultural Development Council (HDC) is working with the industry’s Eat in Colour (EiC) campaign and will lobby government to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in schools.