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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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A new and important presence for BioBenessere organic products on the American West Coast
BioBenessere on display at the Natural Products Expo West in California
The BioBenessere promotional tour goes on. The three-year European Union approved and co-financed project for the promotion of organic food and agriculture products over several continents now has a new and important appointment in California, following its success last year. The third year of the project.....
Group of Organic Growers from Chile
5000 hectares of organic production
The Association of Organic Agriculture from Chile - AAOCH is an association in the productive sector interested in the progress of organic agriculture in Chile and its promotion abroad. This association was founded in 1999 and has over 100 members mainly from Chile.The partners include producers/traders of.....
US: Senate support may help extension of Chilean grape entries
After the great
earthquake suffered Chile, on 27 February, the Chilean grape
exports to the U.S. were affected, lacking the time to deliver 140
thousand tons.Time is running out, that is why the Chilean government asked to Barack Obama, extend
the deadline by 10 days the effective date of the.....
Chilean Blueberry Committee good perspectives despite weather
The Blueberry Committee began operations in 2009 with the objectives of promotion, new markets and improving quality.In this sense the 2009 season had lower volumes than expected due to weather, but the fruit quality was very good, said Andres Armstrong, Executive Director of the Committee.The partnership.....
Switzerland: Onion market one of the most popular autumn festivals
The 'onion market' in Bern is one of the most popular autumn festivals in Switzerland. It is one of the biggest festivals in the country. The stalls aresetup on almost all squares of the old city, even on the square in front of the federal palace.
The"Zibelemärit" is a morning festival, which starts.....
Victor Phaff
"Good demand for Oso Sweet Onions"
The sale of Oso Sweet Onions is satisfying according to Victor Phaff. As cultivation successively takes place in Chile, Texas and Peru the company is now in a position to supply sweet onions all year round. Phaff has noticedan increasing demand. "It remains a small product, but we supply just about every.....
US: Chemical in bananas potent inhibitor of HIV Infection
A potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, may open the door to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, according to a University of Michigan Medical School study published this week.Scientists have an emerging interest in lectins, naturally occurring chemicals in plants, because of.....
Apple exports from Chile seriously damaged
The fruit exports from Chile have been seriously damaged after the earthquake, which killed hundreds of people, and saw entire towns swept away. Consumers can expect a rise in the price of apples, as Chile tries to recover from the earthquake. Rodrigo Echeverria, the head of Fedefruta said that the apple.....
Germany: Organics, Rewe grows despite the crisis
The organic line "Ja! Natürlich" by German group Rewe registered a growing turnover in 2009. Despite having still a limited range, organic products’ sales improved by 2% for a turnover of 271 million Euro. In 2010 the group, which includes chains such as the Austrian Billa, Penny and Merkur Adeg, aims to.....
Nigeria: Truck drivers strike in Lagos
A hungry man, they say, is an angry man. Since the truck drivers in Lagos commenced a one-week warning strike last week to protest multiple taxation and harassment by the government, prices of fresh tomatoes, peppers, water melons, carrots, yams among others, have skyrocketed. Lagosians say they have been.....
China: Growing mushrooms with biotech
The idea for juncao came from a hungry young Lin in the early 1970s. "People were starving in those days, even to death. But cattle rarely died of hunger. So I asked myself, why couldn't people eat grass just like cattle?"In 1971, Lin put forward the idea of cultivating edible fungi in chopped-up wild grass.....
AU: Hail spares most of fruit crop
The Goulburn Valley's fruit crop escaped relatively unscathed from the ferocious storm on March 7.Sweeping through the Shepparton area just after 4 pm, the storm boasted 150 km/h winds, torrential rain and hailstones the size of golf balls.Described as tornado-like, the storm managed to tear giant red gums.....
US (NJ): Demand for spuds drops
McCain’s Foods Inc., which produces one-third of the world’s frozen French fries, has told potato farmers in New Brunswick and P.E.I. that they’re cutting orders by 20 to 30 per cent this year.A delicate global balance in potato trading, and the changes tastes of fry-shy boomers, are hammering the Maritimes.....
EU-funded study yields disease-resistant crops
Food security, the ability to produce the amount of food needed to sustain the ever-growing human population, is one of the priorities that drives the EU's research agenda. Through research, we are able to develop new ways to increase the amount of food we grow, while at the same time minimising the impact.....
Citronas receive first Satsumas from Peru
This week the first Satsumas from Peru will arrive at Citronas. "The season started two to three weeks earlier" Bert van Gelder says. "In addition to favourable growing conditions our producer also had better possibilities to harvest earlier with local growers. Also the packing possibilities of our.....
Indonesia most corrupt country in South-east Asia
For the second year in a row Indonesia is the most corrupt country in South-east Asia. This was shown by a annual survey carried out among 2,147 foreign company bosses by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC). On a scale of 1-10 Indonesia got the worst score 9,27, followed by Cambodia, Vietnam.....
Belgians only eat half recommended amount of vegetables
ABelgian eats on average 138 grams of vegetables, that it not even half the recommended daily intake. Vegetables are eaten as much as possible freshly prepared. Cooking causes a drop in the nutritional value. When you, for example, cook a cauliflower it looses around half its anti-oxidants. During the Week.....
Italy: peeled apple Melaquick fresh for days
The Melaquick from the Italian company diVti Quartagamma srl of Lestans di Sequals created a lot of interest at the Fruit Logistica. After years of research and tests the company have patented, in cooperation with the Department of Food Science at the University of Udine, the Melaquick.The Melaquick is a.....
Chilean Hass Avocado Committee diversifies for Europe, Latin America
Adolfo Ochagavia, President of the Chilean Hass Avocado Association, comments on his industry.The committee brings together 80% of Chilean industry. Good prospects for the Committee have been the opening of markets like Colombia. "This is an opportunity to continue sending quality fruit, not only to Colombia.....
France: Market organic products offers opportunities
On the French market there are plenty of opportunities for Dutch producers of organic foodstuffs. The demand for organic products grows strongly. In 2009 the turnover of organic foodstuffs in France amounted to about 3 billion Euro. One out of two consumers at least once a month eat an organic product. 84%.....
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