The Russian government is considering imposing restrictions on the re-exports of flowers from Netherlands, according to recent statements of Sergei Dankvert, head of the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance….. read more >>>>
More than a third of the European Commission’s (EC) latest round of agricultural promotion funding will go to the fresh produce sector, with Greece as the leading recipient by far. The EC announced yesterday it had approved 41 programs worth €130 million over the next three years, including an additional […]
Aldi has overtaken Waitrose to become the UK’s sixth-largest supermarket chain.According to data from Kantar Worldpanel, Aldi now claims 5.3 per cent of the UK grocery market, as the hard-discounters continue their assault on the UK’s grocery retail scene read more >>>>
A group of Chinese firms have proposed to set up a 28 million euro flower farm in Naivasha, Kenya, in a move that is set to shake up the industry currently controlled by Dutch investors read more >>>>
New partnerships between GlobalGAP and LEAF, Univeg and Rewe to enable combined audits and reduce costs. Producers and growers will benefit from a raft of new formal partnerships between sustainability certification body GlobalGAP and several key players in the produce industry read more >>>>
Kenya has lost part of its global market share in horticulture in the last five years. According to a new study, despite a jump in exports of fruits and vegetables from 100,000 tonnes in 1997 to 350,000 tonnes in 2013, Kenya’s global market share fell to 1.23 per cent […]
Countries that produce cut flowers inexpensively and on a large scale have seen their share of the floriculture market increase. Dutch floriculturists are consequently facing greater international competition. While the Netherlands’ share in this sector has been under pressure for several years now, the country continues to be the largest […]
New project sets out to grow bananas and sweet potatoes in parts of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda A pioneering scheme backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is aiming to improve food security in parts of Africa by establishing new production of bananas and sweet potatoes read more>>>
Defra has welcomed an EU vote to remove a ban on the import of mangoes from India, paving the way for trade in the fruit to resume. Experts from the UK Government’s plant health and seeds inspectorate worked with the Indian authorities to help them prepare for an EU audit […]
Agricultural growth was the main driver of poverty reduction in Ethiopia since 2000, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Poverty Assessment. Poverty in Ethiopia fell from 44 percent in 2000 to 30 percent in 2011, which translated to a 33 percent reduction in the share of people living in […]
