3 February 2017
FRUTIC is an international scientific conference series with tradition – already in 1983 the first conference took place in Israel. What is the concept behind it?
FRUTIC is a series of international scientific conferences, the first of which took place in Israel in 1983. It is an innovative scientific research network platform for topical issues and discussions on technology advancement for pre-harvest, harvest, postharvest, distribution and quality control of horticultural commodities.
Over the years, FRUTIC has developed into an important platform for the development and application of technologies for fruit, vegetables and nuts production, bringing together leading researchers from around the globe. This year, on 7th February 2017 the FRUTIC Symposium is organized jointly by an enthusiastic group of researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (Germany) and the University of Foggia (Italy).
This year, the symposium will be held for the first time in conjunction with Fruit Logistica. What are your synergies?
The idea is to integrate FRUTIC into Fruit Logistica with following objectives:
1. To give scientists an opportunity to visit FruitLogistica and know its potentiality as well as the significance of their research; and
2. To enrich fresh produce industry with innovations and emerging technologies in supply chain.
The FRUTIC Symposium will provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to engage in technical discussions about innovations and new technologies, as well as to explore further areas of research needed in the industry to promote quality and safety of fruit and vegetables. This includes information dissemination, sharing practical experience and developing road maps for the most effective way to reach the common goals.
„The quality and safety of fresh horticultural products“ is the focus of the conference. Where do you currently see discussion needs?
Fresh fruit and vegetables are a major source of biologically active compounds (e.g. fibers, vitamins, and minerals) essential for human wellbeing. They are, however, perishable living products that require coordinated measures by growers, storage operators, processors, and retailers to maintain their quality and reduce food loss and waste. Non-destructive techniques for analysing the quality of fresh produce are valuable tools applicable along the supply chain. Fresh produce attributes such as appearance, texture, flavour and nutritional value have been traditional quality criteria, but increasingly safety and traceability are important for all the role players along the supply chain from the farm to consumer.
This FRUTIC Symposium is focused on the quality and safety of fresh horticultural commodities. The Symposium comprises of 3 keynote talks, 3 oral sessions with 18 lectures, >20 posters, covering all three major topics: pre-harvest; postharvest quality and postharvest safety. The Symposium will provide a wide field for scientists, professionals, and students to present their latest findings and discuss their current work related to basic and applied aspects of all fields of quality and safety of fresh horticultural commodities.
What challenges does the industry have to face in the future?
Interaction between science and industry has always been one of the problems of innovation transfer although things have improved over the last few years. This is true in all industry sectors, and particularly in the agricultural and food industry, including the fresh produce. The industry faces an enormous challenge in the future this include;
the growing global population, which puts more pressure food demand and supply
global climate change, which confronts the management of our resources for a sustainable production, and
the increasing consumers and/or government policies demand for fresh, nutritional and safe horticultural commodities.
Solutions to this future challenges can only be achieved through a concerted platform that brings together academic scientists and the industry. This will enable them to interact with each other to disseminate the information, share experience and develop a road map for the most effective way to reach the goal.
At Fruit Logistica, the researchers will also present their topics at the Fresh Produce Forum and the Future Lab. What are you particularly curious about?
Over the years there is wide gap between science and industry. The idea of the science relatedworkshops is to provide a platform for the Scientists to present their results to industry participants in FL. Receive feedback from the industry and develop possible collaboration opportunities to further the research on the relevant topics.
What is the importance of the Fruit Logistica for your research facility, how important is the trade fair for the industry as a whole?
Fruit Logistica is a major exhibition related to fresh produce industry mainly including producers, suppliers and institutional agencies. It will provide a much needed platform for increased interaction of individual research scientists with various industry R&D entities both as direct exhibitors and/or visitors, and regional/national agencies.
This will help academic scientists in building up excitements and enthusiasm for exhibitions as a platform for information dissemination and acquiring new knowledge. Fruit Logistica trade fair as a whole is of great importance as it shows the various mile stones achieved over the years and a glimpse of what the future holds for the industry.
http://www.fruitlogistica.de
FRUTIC symposium: “The industry faces an enormous challenge”
A growing global population, the global climate change and an increasing demand for fresh, nutritional and safe horticultural commodities: "The industry faces an enormous challenge in the future," says Dr. -Ing. Pramod V. Mahajan. DIE MESSE talked to him about the FRUTIC symposium.
 Photo: Lilo Kapp / pixelio.deThe increasing demand for fresh, nutritional and safe horticultural commodities is one of the major challenges the industry has to face. |
FRUTIC is a series of international scientific conferences, the first of which took place in Israel in 1983. It is an innovative scientific research network platform for topical issues and discussions on technology advancement for pre-harvest, harvest, postharvest, distribution and quality control of horticultural commodities.
Over the years, FRUTIC has developed into an important platform for the development and application of technologies for fruit, vegetables and nuts production, bringing together leading researchers from around the globe. This year, on 7th February 2017 the FRUTIC Symposium is organized jointly by an enthusiastic group of researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (Germany) and the University of Foggia (Italy).
This year, the symposium will be held for the first time in conjunction with Fruit Logistica. What are your synergies?
The idea is to integrate FRUTIC into Fruit Logistica with following objectives:
1. To give scientists an opportunity to visit FruitLogistica and know its potentiality as well as the significance of their research; and
2. To enrich fresh produce industry with innovations and emerging technologies in supply chain.
The FRUTIC Symposium will provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to engage in technical discussions about innovations and new technologies, as well as to explore further areas of research needed in the industry to promote quality and safety of fruit and vegetables. This includes information dissemination, sharing practical experience and developing road maps for the most effective way to reach the common goals.
„The quality and safety of fresh horticultural products“ is the focus of the conference. Where do you currently see discussion needs?
Fresh fruit and vegetables are a major source of biologically active compounds (e.g. fibers, vitamins, and minerals) essential for human wellbeing. They are, however, perishable living products that require coordinated measures by growers, storage operators, processors, and retailers to maintain their quality and reduce food loss and waste. Non-destructive techniques for analysing the quality of fresh produce are valuable tools applicable along the supply chain. Fresh produce attributes such as appearance, texture, flavour and nutritional value have been traditional quality criteria, but increasingly safety and traceability are important for all the role players along the supply chain from the farm to consumer.
This FRUTIC Symposium is focused on the quality and safety of fresh horticultural commodities. The Symposium comprises of 3 keynote talks, 3 oral sessions with 18 lectures, >20 posters, covering all three major topics: pre-harvest; postharvest quality and postharvest safety. The Symposium will provide a wide field for scientists, professionals, and students to present their latest findings and discuss their current work related to basic and applied aspects of all fields of quality and safety of fresh horticultural commodities.
What challenges does the industry have to face in the future?
Interaction between science and industry has always been one of the problems of innovation transfer although things have improved over the last few years. This is true in all industry sectors, and particularly in the agricultural and food industry, including the fresh produce. The industry faces an enormous challenge in the future this include;
the growing global population, which puts more pressure food demand and supply
global climate change, which confronts the management of our resources for a sustainable production, and
the increasing consumers and/or government policies demand for fresh, nutritional and safe horticultural commodities.
Solutions to this future challenges can only be achieved through a concerted platform that brings together academic scientists and the industry. This will enable them to interact with each other to disseminate the information, share experience and develop a road map for the most effective way to reach the goal.
At Fruit Logistica, the researchers will also present their topics at the Fresh Produce Forum and the Future Lab. What are you particularly curious about?
Over the years there is wide gap between science and industry. The idea of the science relatedworkshops is to provide a platform for the Scientists to present their results to industry participants in FL. Receive feedback from the industry and develop possible collaboration opportunities to further the research on the relevant topics.
What is the importance of the Fruit Logistica for your research facility, how important is the trade fair for the industry as a whole?
Fruit Logistica is a major exhibition related to fresh produce industry mainly including producers, suppliers and institutional agencies. It will provide a much needed platform for increased interaction of individual research scientists with various industry R&D entities both as direct exhibitors and/or visitors, and regional/national agencies.
This will help academic scientists in building up excitements and enthusiasm for exhibitions as a platform for information dissemination and acquiring new knowledge. Fruit Logistica trade fair as a whole is of great importance as it shows the various mile stones achieved over the years and a glimpse of what the future holds for the industry.
http://www.fruitlogistica.de
More news about "Fruit Logistica":
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Ecuador is new partner country of Fruit Logistica
Ecuador has been named as the official partner country of Fruit Logistica 2020, which will take place 5 – 7 February in Berlin. At the leading exhibition for the global fruit trade the Andean country will present Ecuador’s agricultural heritage to the world. (more…)13 May 2019
New pavilions at Asia Fruit Logistica
With new national pavilions for Brazil, the Philippines and Saudi Arabia, Asia Fruit Logistica - Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable trade show, will return to AsiaWorld-Expo Center in Hong Kong. The international trade fair will take place on 4-6 September, 2019. (more…)13 March 2019
Fruit Logistica drawed more than 78,000 visitors
Fruit Logistica 2019 saw an increased number of exhibitors and trade visitors: the trade fair drawed more than 78,000 trade visitors from 135 countries, organiser Messe Berlin reports. 3,200 exhibitors from 90 countries provided a complete overview of the market in the fresh fruit sector. (more…)6 February 2019
Fruit Logistica to present healthy variety
At this year’s Fruit Logistica, countless exhibitors from the convenience and organic foods segments will be presenting their products along the Convenience and Organic Routes. Buyers, trade visitors and other interested parties can compile individual routes from the pool of participating exhibitors. (more…)24 January 2019
Fruit Logistica to shine a “Spotlight” on world premieres
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Asia Fruit Logistica: booming fresh produce market
This year, Asian consumers are projected to demand more fresh and healthy options, and Asia’s premier trade show and information hub for the global fresh fruit and vegetable business is back again to help the industry deliver. Asia Fruit Logistica returns to Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo Center on 4-6 September 2019. (more…)5 October 2018
Asia Fruit Logistica with 13,500 visitors
At Asia Fruit Logistica, some 13,500 trade visitors poured through the doors of Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo Center, marking a healthy increase in attendance on last year’s edition. Visitors found an exhibition that had expanded again, with overall floor space growing by 10 per cent on last year’s edition. (more…)4 July 2018
Logistics and tech at Asia Fruit Logistica
Asia Fruit Logistica returns to Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo Center on 5-7 September 2018, and visitors will be able to take part in a wide-ranging programme of daily workshops covering logistics, technology and marketing. Free to access for all exhibitors and visitors, the Hall Forums take place on the show-floor at Asia Fruit Logistica. (more…)
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