food

The "Bouquet para preparar" ("Ready to prepare Bouquet") line consists of trays with the necessary vegetables for the preparation of creams, soups, vegetable dishes, salads or smoothies. At present, Anecoop has most of its production for…

Ecuadorian banana exports to Germany have fallen considerably this year with importers in the European country favoring Central American fruit, according to an industry representative. Richard Salazar, president of Ecuadorian banana…

Roots run deep in eastern North Carolina. John Howard, 77, owner of J.C. Howard Farms, Inc., has built his family’s farming enterprises from humble beginnings in tobacco growing to becoming a powerhouse in pork production (with 27,000…

Slugs hide under leaves and cause a lot of damage in the garden. This usually happens before you even know they're there, but evidence of their chewing and their slimy trails are unmistakable. There are many ways to get rid of snails.…

A pioneering project in Mexico has developed a new method of fig production which triples yields compared conventional farms and allows for fruit to be produced in a far shorter time. Using a new variety bred by researchers at the…

Ground cherries (Physalis pruinosa) are not a very well known fruit but they are easy to grow in your garden. These small, yellow berries have a sweet-tart flavor that is similar to pineapple with a very faint background flavor of the…

Growing Underground, a company based in Clapham, sustainably grows salads and other "microgreens" 33m below the busy streets of London. Using the latest hydroponic systems and LED technology, the crops are grown year-round in a "perfect,…

With the world’s population set to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, the World Bank is calling for innovations that will help us feed the planet. One of the options being discussed is vertical, indoor farming. The concept involves growing food…

In KMBS on Ukrainian Food Valley event there was a very interesting speaker from The Netherlands Study Centre for Technology Trends - Dr. Patrick van der Duin. His topic was about the Prospects for breakthrough technologies in the…

Difficult roads lead to the best destinations Overall trends of foreign trade in 2015 were characterized by a decrease in export of agricultural production. The price of wheat fell by 1/3 compared to 2014. A significant decline in exports…