All Vegetables articles – Page 61
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ArticleVIDEO: Shropshire calls for more continuity in seasonal worker scheme
In an exclusive interview with FPJ, former G’s boss John Shropshire calls for a new seasonal worker scheme to guarantee labour supply for at least the next five years
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ArticleSustainable investments boost Saudi agriculture
Investments to support modern technologies and promote sustainable development are boosting the Kingdom’s agricultural sector
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ArticleAirfreight demand sees spring dip
Global air cargo demand remained weak in May, but improvement is on the horizon, IATA reveals
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ArticleSainsbury’s “focused on food first”
CEO of the UK’s second-largest supermarket says group is using profits from other parts of the business to keep food costs low
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NewsSyngenta Vegetable Seeds acquires Feltrin Sementes
Group picks up Brazilian vegetable seed company that is headquarted in Rio Grande do Sul and serves customers in over 40 countries
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ArticleCucurbit variety trials set for August
Free event will showcase new pumpkin, courgette and winter squash varieties
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ArticleLineage Logistics joins hackathon to tackle food waste
Event brings together entrepreneurs, students, NGOs and supply chain leaders to uncover new solutions to the problem
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NewsEnza Zaden offers Bremia resistance
Tests confirm that a ”significant portion” of the group’s lettuce portfolio shows high or intermediate resistance to Bl:38EU, Bl:39EU, and Bl:40EU
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ArticleFreshippo expands ahead of IPO
Alibaba’s supermarket chain opens 12 new stores with initial public offering expected in May 2024
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ArticleEden seeks Ecovelex approval
If authorised, Eden’s new seed treatment could help UK farmers safely repel birds and protect crop yields
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ArticleCost-of-living crisis fuelling obesity
Urgent action needed to tackle UK obesity epidemic and help low-income families eat more healthily, says nutrition expert
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ArticleBiomicAgritech’s top-down growing method brings rewards
Trials of its unique labour-saving cultivation method for trellised greenhouse vegetables are showing excellent results, according to BiomicAgritech
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ArticleFruiterers’ cycle ride raises over £21k for City Harvest
Team of seven from Worshipful Company of Fruiterers raises funds for London food rescue charity with testing cycle ride around Isle of Wight
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Article‘Organics offer sustainable answers’
Soil Association optimistic about future UK organic sales thanks to food’s sustainable credentials
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ArticleGovernment and industry welcome labour review
Both Defra and the NFU respond positively to the publication of John Shropshire’s independent review of labour shortages in the food supply chain
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ArticleTenderstem and Action Against Hunger support families facing food poverty
Partnership supports social supermarkets in UK and Spain as well as a project to help Kenyans set up kitchen gardens and build resilience to climate shocks
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ArticleMPs back nature-friendly farming
Cross-party politicians reach consensus with environment groups on future of food, farming and nature
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ArticleReview into labour shortages charts 10 steps to sustainability
Independent review into labour shortages in the food supply chain provides recommendations to help industry tackle issues related to recruiting and retaining workforce
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ArticleBelOrta highlights benefits of local at Paradise City
The cooperative aims to make visitors to the Belgian music festival aware of the impact of fresh food on the environment, with the aid of a large CO2 meter
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ArticleFestival of Fresh 2023 in pictures
FPJ’s open-air summer festival allowed the UK fresh produce trade to catch up, share ideas, enjoy the sun and take in a heavy-hitting speaker programme at the site of AMFRESH’s new packhouse and innovation centre