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Monkey business at Thai town fruit festival

Lopburi has been laying on an annual feast of fruit for its population of macaques since the late 1980s, part religious tradition and part tourist attraction.

France

France to ban plastic packaging for 30 fruit and vegetables

Around 37% of fruit and vegetables are currently sold in plastic packaging, the government said.

Green News

Ancient seeds defy sell-by 'date' to become oldest ever germinated

Seven date palm trees have been grown from 2000-year-old seeds that were found in the Judean desert near Jerusalem.

Living

Updated: Which fruit and vegetables are in season in Europe right now?

From apricots in Austria to sweetcorn in Sweden, this is the ultimate guide to seasonal produce across Europe.

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Climate

Sicily's fruit farmers adapt produce to changing climate

Sicilian fruit growers are battling to adapt to drought and extreme heat as the Italian region experiences its driest summer of the last ten years.

Europe News

Growers in Belgium all hoping Brexit talks will bear fruit

Belgium's fruit sector is worried about Brexit deal or no deal. Fruit exports make up over 5 per cent of the country's agricultural output. They say the main problem is uncertainty.

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Quality and Sustainability: Why Colombia could become the next exporting giant

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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Colombia is set to become one of the world’s largest food exporters. If it succeeds, Europe will be seeing more Colombian produce on its supermarket shelves than ever before.

Finland

Locals muck in for Finland's summer strawberry harvest

Migrants normally make up the bulk of fruit pickers in Finland, but in this pandemic year, farmers are instead turning to locals for help.

Living

Italy is now growing exotic fruits

This is one of the surprising effects of climate change on Sicilian soil.

World News

EU fruit and vegetable consumption: how much does your country eat?

In 2017, around 1 in 4 people (27 %) ate fruit at least twice a day, according to a survey of the European Union (EU) population. A further 37 % of the EU population ate fruit once a day and the remaining 36 % ate fruit either less frequently or not at all during a typical week.

Italy

Italians have massive fruit fight in annual Battle of the Oranges

Italians in Ivrea used around 500 tonnes of oranges in the battle.

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Watch: Tomato battle at Tomatina festival

The streets were left covered in fruit slush after 165,000 kilograms of tomatoes were used as ammunition for participants to hurl at other festival-goers.

Living

The centuries-old history of Russian cherry farming

The cherry orchards have remained the backbone of life in this small Russian village.