The Ghana National Tomato Traders and Transporters Association (GNTTTA) has held its general meeting in Kumasi, with a call on the government to provide more food processing factories, especially in the Northern sector of the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Growers of spinach have been worried by a new strain of downy mildew, race 11, has now been identified and confirmed. Some UK spinach growers visited Holland accompanied by the Rijk Zwaan account manager for leafy salads, Gerard van der Hut. Read the rest of this entry »
Easy availability of seasonal vegetables and fruits is expected to bring down their prices in the coming days. The prices of pulses and other commodities are still soaring. Sugar prices have already touched Rs 44 per kg. Read the rest of this entry »
Idaho’s Congressional Delegation is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist potato producers struggling due to a high supply of domestic potatoes and low prices. Read the rest of this entry »
Indonesia is preparing massive financial and technical support for meat and tropical fruit businesses in a bid to cash in on ASEAN’s free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand. Read the rest of this entry »
According to grower groups, the tariff was due to enter a phase-out period this year but a new ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement locked in the new tariff. Read the rest of this entry »
Exports of high-end farm products from China slowed last year, as more and more people juggled their food budgets and cut down on costly food items due to the economic crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
With 2008 being the worst recent example of a healthy year in economical terms, according to grocery stores, natural food options are still on the rise even with the added cost. Read the rest of this entry »
Spanish federation Fepex has urged the European authorities to take action against Morocco for ‘causing a crisis’ in tomato pricing. Read the rest of this entry »
The top challenge facing Florida agriculture in 2009 is one of the oldest: the threat of crop and tree diseases wiping out the state’s citrus. Read the rest of this entry »