May 18, 2018 | International News/Trends, Research
30-Apr-2018 By Joseph James Whitworth Food items linked to place of origin are economically and socially beneficial to rural areas, according to an FAO-EBRD study.
May 2, 2018 | Australia, Research
Grants of to $50K for applied R&D projects that contribute to a more productive and profitable Victorian horticulture sector. Deadline 30 June 2018. More information here.
Nov 10, 2017 | Australia, Research, Surveys
CSIRO is investigating producing products/ingredients from potentially lost produce and by-products obtained on-farm and during processing. It is seeking national data to map the amounts of losses in specific locations. The data could be used to create value-adding...
Nov 10, 2017 | Australia, Olive business, Research, Surveys
GSOGA and Olives Victoria are running a survey to learn more about the issues being faced by local growers – in particular around sales markets and pests and diseases. The simple five minute survey will help guide the money and effort spent on various...
Nov 10, 2017 | Environment, International News/Trends, Research
19-Oct-2017 By Katy Askew European regulators and researchers are focusing on developing circular economy solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges: health and climate change. Interesting reading here.
Nov 10, 2017 | International News/Trends, Research
An entomologist found evidence that North American insect can be used to limit the presence of Meadows Spittlebugs vectors of the Xylella fastidiosa CoDiRO strain on olive trees.
