The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed that localities focus on consolidating and developing community agricultural extension models and the models to become the main force of the Vietnamese agricultural sector at the grassroots level. On April 14, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development sent a document to the People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities on...
Next month the first Banana Congress of the Colombian Caribbean will be held
The first Banana Congress of the Colombian Caribbean 2023 will be held between Thursday, May 18 and Friday, May 19, at the facilities of the Santamar Star Hotel and Convention Center, in the city of Santa Marta. This event is the most important for the banana sector. The congress represents the evolution of the five editions of the forum, according to the...
The cultivation of Almond trees in the Balearic Islands of Spain receives a boost with the planting of new varieties
In summary: The cultivation of Spanish almond trees in the Balearic Islands receives a boost with the planting of new varieties. The Balearic Islands Institute for Agri-Food and Fisheries Research and Training has planted a total of 187 almond trees of ten different varieties, in order to evaluate their adaptation to the agro-climatic conditions of Mallorca. New varieties in Spain The...
Strzelecki: The beef sector in Poland should be included in the roundtable agreement
According to Jacek Strzelecki of the Polish Meat Association, there are good prospects for the Polish beef sector, but now is the time for the industry to take care of its interests. “The beef market is in a trend of increasing demand, and this is true for both premium and cheaper meat. The very good news is that inflation has not affected...
For the first time: Israeli companies in the field of food-tech will start operating in the Moroccan Sahara
Hellman-Aldoubi Technologies, four Israeli start-ups in the field of food-tech and one of the leading universities in Morocco signed an agreement to promote a project that aims to provide the protein consumption of 10 million Moroccans per day. Roni Hellman, founder and CEO of Hellman-Aldoubi Technologies: “We are proud to lead a consortium that will implement unique Israeli food-tech technologies in...
Indonesia Essential Oils: New Essential Oil from the Nampu Plant
The nampu plant (Homalomena aromatica) is a potential new raw material for essential oils. The Homalomena genus consists of 500 species. Distilled nampu comes from round-leaved and red-stemmed plants. Nampu that grows in the forest also has elongated and rounded leaves, with green stems. After being distilled, the oil characteristics of the two plants are different. The linalool content of...
Dutch seed firms see slight expansion of onion acreage
Seed suppliers for the cultivation of seed onions in the Netherlands expect a 3 to 7 percent expansion of the acreage for the coming growing season. The trend that the onion acreage shrinks in the southwestern part of the Netherlands and expands on the eastern sandy soils continues next growing season. “Based on our own sales figures, we expect the...
A microorganism allows Spanish cucumber to be fertilized naturally with iron
A microorganism, the FO12 strain of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum, allows the natural fertilization of cucumber plants, promoting the improvement of responses to iron deficiency. According to research developed at the University of Córdoba, Spain, this microorganism promotes the growth of the plant without having to resort to products that are harmful to the environment. Although the fungus Fusarium oxysporum is...
Italy’s Durum wheat in nosedive, interventions at the Supply Chain Table
In summary: At the Italian durum wheat/pasta table convened by Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, trade associations’ alarm over prices that have plummeted by a quarter in just two months made manifest amid proposals to protect the quality of the ‘Made-in-Italy’ production motif. For several weeks, durum wheat prices have recorded heavy declines in the main Italian marketplaces. “After a gradual slowdown between...
Argentina: Service crops improve degraded soils
An INTA research team is analyzing the short-term effects of the inclusion of different winter service crops on the physical, chemical and microbiological properties of a soil degraded by bean monoculture. The results of the study will contribute to generate strategies aimed at recovering soil health and minimizing soil degradation. In the NOA, the monoculture of the common bean, coupled...