Fruits and Vegetables

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  The Durian Industry in Southeast Asia is Threatened by Phytophthora

  Apr. 16, 2024

  Pilarquim (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

  # Fungicides & Bactericides #
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  Rijk Zwaan’s new organic varieties help cucumber and pepper growers to face the future

  Apr. 12, 2024

  Rijk Zwaan

  # Organic Farming #
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  Peppers with pest resistance and versatility enable grower success

  Apr. 12, 2024

  Syngenta Vegetable Seeds

  # Latin America Focus #
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  BASF | Nunhems brings its global solutions to the tomato producing sector

  Apr. 8, 2024

  Nunhems (BASF Vegetable Seeds)

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol #

• World’s first GM banana approved in Australia

  Apr. 4, 2024

  # GM Crops ## Newly Registered / Launched #
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  Syngenta integrates its traditional, biological and digital solutions for high-value crops

  Apr. 4, 2024

  Syngenta Spain
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  BASF's Velifer bioinsecticide/miticide approved for new application methods and crops in the U.S.

  Mar. 29, 2024

  BASF Crop Protection USA

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Newly Registered / Launched #

• India extends ban on onion exports indefinitely ahead of general election

  Mar. 25, 2024

  # India Special #
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  KWS inaugurates new R&D facility in Navolato, Mexico

  Mar. 22, 2024

  KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

  # Latin America Focus #
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  Syngenta Vegetable Seeds' active greenhouse business to sell direct in USA and Canada

  Mar. 14, 2024

  Syngenta Vegetable Seeds

• India - Final estimates of 2022-23 and first advance estimates of 2023-24 of area and production of horticultural crops

  Mar. 14, 2024

  # India Special #
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  FAO urges more cooperation in banana sector, significant for some least developed and low-income food-deficit countries and smallholder farmers

  Mar. 14, 2024

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

• Unifrutti Group acquires Bomarea and Avoamerica Peru to further strengthen its global multi-fruit platform

  Mar. 11, 2024

  # Merger & Acquisition ## Latin America Focus #
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  Fruit breeding company Bloom Fresh appoints interim CEO

  Feb. 28, 2024

  Bloom Fresh

  # Appointment & Recruitment #
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  Syngenta: "Even more ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties in 2024"

  Feb. 27, 2024

  Syngenta Vegetable Seeds

• New tool helps users track fruit-plant readiness for growing season

  Feb. 22, 2024

  # Digital Agriculture #

• Australian government approves release of QUT-developed GM Cavendish QCAV-4

  Feb. 19, 2024

  # GM Crops ## Newly Registered / Launched #
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  Syngenta Vegetable Seeds inaugurates modernized global breeding innovation center in Spain

  Feb. 16, 2024

  Syngenta Vegetable Seeds
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  SaliCrop's novel seed enhancement tech makes deserts bloom

  Feb. 14, 2024

  SaliCrop Ltd.

  # Seed Treatment #
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  Vestaron bioinsecticide receives emergency use authorization in Greece for control of devastating tomato leafminer infestations

  Feb. 8, 2024

  Vestaron Corporation
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  Hudson River Biotechnology achieves major CRISPR breakthrough: first-ever regeneration of strawberries from gene-edited single cells

  Feb. 6, 2024

  Hudson River Biotechnology (HRB)

  # Gene Editing #
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  Bayer launches TY-tolerant tomato, addressing one of the main tomato viruses

  Feb. 2, 2024

  Bayer Cropscience do Brasil Ltda

  # Latin America Focus #
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  NRGene establishes Supree, a food-tech company developing self-drying fruits and vegetables

  Jan. 31, 2024

  NRGene
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  AI accelerates tomato research faster, provides more data to growers

  Jan. 25, 2024

  Syngenta Vegetable Seeds

  # Digital Agriculture #

• Charcoal may guard specialty crops against herbicide drift

  Jan. 22, 2024

  # Adjuvant Technology #
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  Rovensa Next secures Naturdai Mim^® registration for avocado in Perú

  Jan. 16, 2024

  Rovensa Next

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Latin America Focus ## Fungicides & Bactericides ## Newly Registered / Launched #

• India’s agriculture exports likely to touch $53 billion in FY24 despite restrictions on key commodities

  Dec. 25, 2023

  # India Special #
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  Results from Rijk-Zwaan's ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties exceed expectations

  Dec. 25, 2023

  Rijk Zwaan
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  BigSis trials indicate chemical-free path for SWD control

  Dec. 22, 2023

  BigSIS

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol #
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  Bayer AG and G+Flas partner to develop vitamin D3-enhanced tomatoes

  Dec. 18, 2023

  Bayer Vegetable Seeds

  # Gene Editing #