World dates production continues to increase year on year despite the water deficit in the production areas in the Middle East and Africa. Besides, quality is continuously being improved in order to better meet customer needs. This effort concerns both producers and manufacturers. A positive aspect to highlight is the awareness of stakeholders on food […]

Iranian raisins harvest starts in the middle of July and continuing through September. At this point in the year, they are at their optimum sweetness. Bunches of grapes are handpicked by field workers and placed on paper trays, which are laid out on the ground between the vine rows. To provide a good surface for […]

You might look at a fig tree and think that it has no flowers but it actually dose; just that they’re hidden from the outside world. The fig ‘fruit’ is actually a false fruit that encloses hundreds of these unisexual flowers. The concealed flowers are inaccessible to most pollinators. Just one group of wasps knows […]