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14-10-2015
NZ food prices up 0.7 percent in year to September
Statistics New Zealand said that in the year to September 2015, food prices increased 0.7 percent. This follows an increase of 0.4 percent in the year to August.
14-10-2015
Who buys fresh flowers as gifts?
Researchers from the Department of Bio-Industry Communication and Development at National Taiwan University have new insights into who buys fresh flowers as gifts, and why consumers purchase floral gifts.
14-10-2015
Market Intelligence: China and Indonesia to sign fruit and veg trade agreement
“China has planned to sign a mutual recognition agreement to simplify fruit and vegetable procedures with Indonesia later this year,” according to Suswono, the country’s Minister of Agriculture.
14-10-2015
Niugini Organics helps communities think global
When consumers buy Niugini Organics, they are also indirectly helping small rural producers in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
14-10-2015
Samoa on show in Southern China
Pacific Islands Trade & Invest’s (PT&I) China office reports that it is in the final stages of preparation for the one-week Southern China Trade Mission for Pacific exporters – and exhibitors’ anticipation is building.
14-10-2015
Pursuit of real-time data a shared objective
Growcom CEO, Pat Hannan, recently met with Jon Brewer from the Market Information Service in relation to the issue of real time price information for growers; a key platform of the Australian industry body’s submission to the Horticulture Code of Conduct review.
14-10-2015
Expanding social protection offers faster track to ending hunger
Social protection is emerging as a critical tool in the drive to eradicate hunger, yet the vast majority of the world's rural poor are yet to be covered.
14-10-2015
Wine minerality mysteries remain
Ongoing wine research by Dr Wendy Parr of Lincoln University indicates that while minerality is not a figment of tasters’ sensorial imagination, the source of the perception remains a mystery, and the description should be used with caution in formal wine tasting and judging situations.
13-10-2015
Wgtn delegation secures NZ product deal in China
An agreement earlier this year by a Wellington delegation to China led by Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has borne fruit with the launch of the Seashine Supermarket group’s first ‘New Zealand corner’.
13-10-2015
Aussie hazelnut opps continue to grow
Australia’s Hazelnut Industry is said to have one of the best growth opportunities of any horticultural crop within the country, according to sector insiders.
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