Sustainability

09 Dec 2022

COCONUT FIBER AND SUBSTRATES: THE KEY TO PERU'S FUTURE

Peru is an unquestionable global success story; it started from scratch and in just 5 years managed to become the undisputed king in the production of blueberries, in the period 2020-2021 it sent abroad a...

10 Jun 2022

The insect-suction robot that cleans a whole strawberry field

Lygus rugulipennis is the most important of the strawberry pests. To combat this insect, the Spanish company Agrobot has launched BugVacuum, a self-propelled vacuum cleaner capable of sucking up insects by autonomously navigating between the rows. The 

01 Jun 2022

Germany, a TV investigation sheds light on the dark side of the berry industry

The popular German TV programme MarktCheck recently broadcast an investigation to shed light on the background of a market that brings blueberries to supermarket shelves at prices of 1€ per 100g. What is behind these prices? The