All Research & Development articles – Page 160
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UK food industry ‘must change’ to remain secure
Retailers, growers and Defra must ‘meet impacts of climate change’ to ensure food security for future, according to major new report
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Joined at the HIP
Horticultural Innovation Partnership outlines plans for Supply Chain Group to bring greater collaboration and understanding
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Israel to open agri-centres in India
Israel will open two centres of excellence in India's Bihar state, working with local scientists to improve agricultural productivity
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Toshiba to enter the fresh produce trade
Electronics giant hopes 'ultra-clean' vegetable-growing venture will generate £1.8m in sales annually
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EU launches SWD research project
A new £50m international study aims to prevent the spread of the SWD fruit fly through Europe's fruit industries
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Plant science honour for James Hutton researchers
Dr David Cooke - who has worked on behalf of Potato Council - has been presented with the Royal Agricultural Society of England 2013 Research Medal
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HIP looks to take produce innovation centre bid up a level
Horticulture group's meeting with researchers and consultants will help build proposal for Agri-Tech funding of much-desired centre
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HAL transition gets member approval
Proposal to form grower-owned research and development corporation receives support at extraordinary meeting
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Introduce kids to veg before the age of two, study suggests
University of Leeds study also casts doubt over the belief that vegetable tastes must be masked for children to eat them
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Tanzanian mango exports set for rise
Exports of Tanzanian mangoes are forecast to increase to the European Union as initiatives including new varietal development take effect
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Online shoppers buy less on impulse
Online shopping could dent retailers’ profits as shoppers are less likely to buy impulse so have a lower overall spend, research finds
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Strawberries are the 'happiest fruit'
New survey finds 86 per cent of people feel relaxed just thinking about the berries, but apples evoke less pleasant memories
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Potential for new Philippine banana variety
Researchers claim lacatan variety is highly resistant to banana bunchy top virus
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Omani growers net Brazilian boost
Project involving universities in both countries aims to reverse impact caused by mango disease and boost local production
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End is in sight for fight against blight
Scientists track down origins of Phytophthora infestans, the pathogen responsible for potato and tomato blight
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Jingold to overcome crop loss in Chile
Kiwigold Chile venture targeting long-term success following loss of 60 per cent of its yellow-fleshed kiwifruit crop this season
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Freshmax ready to play Piqa Boo
Australasian fresh produce company signs deal with Prevar to grow and market new trademarked pear cultivar
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GM bananas to undergo human trials
Australia’s Queensland University of Technology has engineered vitamin A-enriched bananas to aid fatal vitamin deficiencies in East Africa
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US steps up fight against greening
US$31.5m will be allocated to test a number of ways of combating disease
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EU nations vote yes for right to permit GM
Owen Paterson could make England into Europe's GM centre, while critics fear this could risk shutting down some export markets