08 юли, 2021
На този ден през 1709 г. - Битката при Полтава по време на Великата Северна война (1700-1721). Руската армия с численост от 40 000 души под командването на Петър Велики побеждава шведската армия под командването на крал Карл XII. От 25 000 души в шведската армия 10 000 са убити и ранени. От руската армия 4500 са убити и ранени. Битката слага край на статута на Швеция като основна сила и бележи началото на руското превъзходство в Източна Европа, припомня БТА.
На този ден в България:
1879 - България установява дипломатически отношения с Франция на ниво диплом
Peru: ProHass estimates one-third uptick in avocado exports
May 31 , 2021
This increase will represent an additional 100,000MT compared to the previous season.
New strategies have been implemented this year, including opening markets while consolidating existing ones and working closely with SENASA to make sure only mature fruit is exported, Juan Carlos Paredes, president of ProHass told FreshFruitPortal.
Among the strategies stated above, he also added that the organization continues to support the World Avocado Organization (WAO) and the Peruvian Avocado Commission in the U.S. (PAC) in order to strengthen promotion and marketing campaigns of Peruvian origin and avocados in general .
Fundamentals of Fair Trade: Sustainability efforts in the fruit industry
May 07 , 2021
Fair trade is one of the foundations of new sustainable agriculture, and according to experts, is one of the main ways to confront the Covid-19 pandemic. This is because developing an economic model that puts people s rights and caring for the environment at the center is essential.
Through its actions, fair trade has become an ally for the fulfillment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
On World Fair Trade Day, FreshFruitPortal.com interviewed key industry members around the world who aligned their actions to promote fair trade as a marketing alternative, oriented towards a fair and sustainable economy.
$7.5M in COVID-relief grants going to Lehigh Valley restaurants, other hospitality businesses
Updated Mar 18, 2021;
A loan program that previously helped fledging businesses will now help Lehigh Valley hotels and restaurants continue to survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
Applications can be found here.
Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong said the grants will help “one of the industries that need the help probably the most in this last year the hospitality industry.”
“They have been hurt, as many businesses have, but now we have a chance to reach out and help them,” he said.
Pennsylvania received $145 million for CHIRP, and divided the pot among the counties based on population. Lehigh County received $4.1 million and Northampton County received $3.4 million from the state.
New Northern Winds for Central America
Strengthening trade between the US and the region, fighting corruption in the Northern Triangle and reducing illegal migration flows, are some of the axes on which Joe Biden, the US president who has been sworn in, is expected to focus.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Biden, representative of the Democratic Party and winner of the last US elections, whose results were close, arrives at the White House to replace Donald Trump.
The new US president assumed power on the morning of January 20, in a context of falling economic activity, high levels of unemployment, a health crisis caused by the spread of covid-19 and social divisions within the country due to the results of the last election, in which Trump was defeated.