Nieuws over trends in landbouw en voedsel uit Nederland

FTNON continues its dedication in providing high quality products and services to the fresh-cut industry with its recent purchase of Key Technologies' Freshline products.

Rabobank believes small farmers in developing countries and emerging economies are the key to a successful approach to the world food problem. As their productivity is still very low, a large underexploited food production potential is yet to be unlocked.

The increase in the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere can have a positive influence on the potato yield. This is according to Anton Haverkort of Plant Research International, part of Wageningen UR, on 22 August during the bi-annual Potato Demo Day at Westmaas.

Two innovative Dutch agri-food companies, Solynta and FOODSniffer, have been selected to present at the Ag Innovation Showcase in St. Louis Sept. 10-13. Solynta has developed a revolutionary breakthrough in potato breeding technology.

McCain Foods announced July 24th that it intends to acquire 100% of the shares of CêlaVíta B.V., a subsidiary of Bieze Food Group BV, owned by the German Wernsing Group, located in Wezep (The Netherlands). CêlaVíta B.V. is a leading European chilled ...

otato processing company Aviko has launched a frozen sweet potato fry product for the foodservice trade based on research that suggests consumers perceive the product as a healthy and attractive option, especially for families.

Solynta's fast hybrid potato breeding program one of the three nominees for the 2012 Food Valley Award. Potatoes are the world's third most important food crop after rice and wheat. They are significantly more efficient in their use of water and nutri...

Today, Lamb Weston / Meijer - manufacturer of deep frozen potato products - published its online sustainability report for 2010 and 2011. The company aspires leadership in three sustainability themes: water, energy and potato. The report illustrates t...

De organisatie Gentechvrije Burgers uit Lelystad heeft een zaak bij de Raad van State aangespannen waarin wordt geëist dat de vergunning die door het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu is verleend aan de Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek van Wageningen Universiteit voor proeven met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelplanten wordt vernietigd.

Florigo International BV, will continue all major activities of BMA Nederland BV, a Dutch machine manufacturer with strong focus on the potato processing industry. BMA Nederland was declared bankrupt on April 3, 2012. The following letter was made avai...

Marc van Rijsselberghe probeert op Texel uit te vinden welke gewassen kunnen groeien in zoute grond en met zout water.

Water genoeg in Zeeland. Zowel zout als zoet. Voor de landbouw wordt vooral het zoete water gebruikt. Aardappelveredelings­bedrijf Meijer uit Rilland onderzoekt of de aardappel ook op zilte grond kan gedijen.

Biologisch akkerbouwer Krispijn van den Dries uit Ens dumpte afgelopen zondag 6 ton aardappelen op De Dam in Amsterdam. Samen met vrijwilligers van de organisatie Youth Food Movement (YFM) deelt hij de aardappelen uit aan voorbijgangers. De 28-jarige ...

Speciaal voor de Horeca heeft CêlaVíta Foodservice een range lang houdbare aardappelproducten ontwikkeld en daarbij gebruik gemaakt van de expertise van professionele koks. De nieuwe range 'La Menute by CêlaVíta' bevatten echte kant-en-klare aardappele...

Convenience Food Systems (CFS), a manufacturer of food processing and packaging equipment was sold to the GEA Group in December 2010.

Europatat and the Dutch Potato Association (NAO) are pleased to announce that Guy Faulkner from World Potato Markets and Karlijn Offermans from advertising agency 2 Mèt will join the Europatat Congress as guest speakers during the Europatat Commission ...

Food Processing Equipment manufacturer Kiremko has been rather busy in 2011, continuing the growth and success the company enjoyed in recent years. Below, Kiremko presents you a range of their 2011 projects that have a special story behind it.

AVEBE ontvangt drie miljoen euro voor het opschalen van het vergistingsproces om biogas te kunnen produceren in Gasselternijveen.