As many countries around the world face serious labour shortages more and more fresh produce companies are looking at ways to reduce their demand for labour be it during harvesting or in the post-harvest process.

Richard Lawrence is head of gene editing, yield, disease, and quality research at Bayer, based in St Louis, US. The views expressed in this guest commentary are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of AFN.

In Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, chicory remains one of the top ten most-bought vegetables. But those consumers are aging.

South Africa -Government wants to have concept plans for the development of the hemp and dagga sector in place, especially considering the potential the industry could hold for job creation, says Busani Ngcaweni, the head of policy and research in the presidency.

The global pineapple market is hugely variable depending on location this year, with the exotic fruit faring much much better in some countries compared to others.

The content of this article 'Tissue and soil nutrient testing for cold climate grapes' was prepared by The University of Minnesota Extension and has been revised and republished.