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Tomato: the supply chain demands consistent products year-round

With the goal of generating greater demand for healthier, tastier, and higher-quality food throughout the entire fresh tomato supply chain, it is increasingly important to focus on high-tech horticulture. This is the case with the seed company Harmoniz, which continues to invest significantly in the professionalization and specialization of this sector. [...]

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New breeding and demonstration facility for the high-tech market opened

Initially specializing in unheated greenhouse production, the company is now expanding its focus to high-tech varieties to ensure availability in all seasons. Last week, over 150 guests from 15 countries gathered for the grand opening of Harmoniz's new breeding and demonstration facility. [...]

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Bernabel and Bonáyar, two bell-type varieties to satisfy the entire supply chain

Harmoniz Ibérica focuses on bell-type peppers, a growing segment in the pepper market, and guarantees a high yield of quality fruits. The pepper market, particularly the bell pepper segment, continues to grow thanks to the proven profitability of this crop in recent seasons. Medium and late cultivation cycles are prevailing, even in areas traditionally known for early cycles. [...]

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Carreras F1: how to successfully grow a smooth round tomato in the Fondi area

"The smooth round tomato is less cultivated here in the Fondi, Sperlonga, Monte San Biagio area than in other areas," says Virgilio Capuano, partner-owner of the Capuano agricultural company (Fondi, LT), who continues: "We saw a first change of trend around 2010, due to a strong attack of Tuta Absoluta, and now, in a few years, a shift towards smaller varieties."

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Value has dropped by 45% compared with last year – ”Italian tomato producers are underpaid”

Value has dropped by 45% compared with last year - Italian tomato producers are underpaid. "I believe this umpteenth drop in prices of April-May can make us reflect and be considered an opportunity: a starting point to trigger a collective, systemic and structural change," states Vincenzo Maorino […]

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