PepsiCo Egypt celebrates fourth potato harvest time with its “She feeds the world” program.

PepsiCo Egypt celebrated the fourth year of the potato crop. It was one of the “She Feeds the world” program, which began in the year 2020, in partnership together with Ministry of Social Solidarity and the CARE Egypt Foundation, and thanks to the assistance of PepsiCo Foundation, the company’s charity branch. The program PepsiCo Egypt […]

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Three different varieties of raspberry are launched

With the expansion of its raspberry selection, Advanced Berry Breeding (ABB) commercially released three brand new varieties: the top-quality Malaika(r) and the premium Malaika(r) as well as Zawadi and Baridi. Three varieties of these are set to be displayed at the upcoming Berlin International Strawberry Festival. Berlin. Attributes at-a glance “Each kind of variety has […]

Indian onions export bans affect trader and other countries

Indian onion trades that amounted to $378 million between 2020-2021, 460 million by 2021-2022 and $561 million by 2022-2023 and are expected to dramatically fall in 2023-2024 because of the eight-month ban on exports. The ban is a problem for not just farmers, but also traders. Traders suffer the most from the timeframe of the […]

Issue 31 Out Now!

The 10th anniversary issue of Pip – Issue 31 – is here, and it’s a big moment for the Pip team and for everyone who has supported Pip along the way over its 10 year journey.

Barbados is expected to receive 10 tons of veg and fruit from Suriname every week

Suriname has made strides toward becoming an important food source to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as it aims to lower its import bills for food to 25% over two years. Barbados will be the main beneficiary of Surinamese agriculture-based products. The announcement was given by Suriname’s Minister of Agriculture Parmanand Sewdien at a celebration to […]

“We are likely to be about 65percent down from the first varieties. The mid-season ones could also be lower”

At first Chilean cherries were expected to have an excellent season, with large amounts of cherry, but the rains in November brought an end to those expectations. In addition, the country experienced flooding during winter that was not something they had been used to. “In the spring, right before the harvest time, we experienced rain […]

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The export of Vietnamese fruit and vegetables expansion: A double edged blade?

The agricultural sector in Vietnam is seeing an increase in exports of both vegetables and fruits. This is mostly due to increased consumption from China. This boom in exports, specifically for Vietnamese bananas has caused ripple effects in the Chinese market, resulting in an increase in the price of bananas from different Southeast Asian countries […]