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Fyffes banana farm Esmeralda, in Costa Rica, is the first in the world to receive the new Rainforest Alliance certification, version 2020.

Tasteful Selections, leading the bite-size potato category in innovation and sustainability is pleased to announce the limited launch of its new 100-percent plastic-free, recyclable and compostable packaging.

California’s 1,600 native bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects — needed to pollinate crops — are facing more challenges of scarce water, urbanization and climate change.

Three out of four growers surveyed by The Packer’s Sustainable Insights Survey believe the reward for investing in sustainability is not necessarily found in the market.

Informing Californians about farmers’ stewardship of scarce water supplies is one goal of the Cultivate California campaign.

Collaboration and infrastructure investment will both be needed for California to solve its water crisis.

Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted the California Comeback Plan’s over $15 billion climate package – the largest such investment in state history – tackling a wide array of climate impacts facing the state.

ILIP will be taking part in the 2021 edition of Fruit Attraction and will be presenting various innovations involving the “closed loop” of packaging materials.

The Produce Marketing Association is offering sustainability tools for members of PMA and the United Fresh Produce Association.

Growers have many ways they approach sustainability, and the top two are soil testing and crop rotation.