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Italian apples reach Vietnam with VOG consortium shipment

Negotiations with Vietnam began at the end of 2015 and the process has inevitably been lengthy. (Image source: VOG)
VOG, the South Tyrolean Consortium, shipped a container of apples to Vietnam for the first time on 5 March
Wideblue’s camera to make crop disease detection easier
The system aims to determine potato plant health with approximately 88 per cent accuracy. (Image source: Wideblue)
Glasgow-based product consultancy Wideblue has designed a low-cost camera, which will be used in agriculture to test early-onset disease in various crops including potatoes and soft fruits
Ishida’s x-ray technology enhances quality and safety for coffee beans

The beans are packed into pre-made bags but Baliarne is now introducing packs for the foodservice sector as well and if demand continues to grow. (Image source: Ishida)
Baliarne obchodu, a.s. Poprad, Slovakia’s tea and coffee supplier, has installed Ishida’s advanced x-ray technology to further enhance quality and safety standards
Bühler and Givaudan to open plant-based food innovation centre in Singapore
Bühler and Givaudan have joined forces to open an innovation centre dedicated to plant-based food in Singapore