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According to the latest data released by the National Association of the Canned Vegetables Industry (Anicav), Italy is the third largest processed tomato producer in the world (behind the United States and China), representing approximately 14.8 percent of the global production and 56.5 percent of Europe’s production, with revenue of nearly $5.4 billion in 2022.

South Asia, which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, accounts for 24 percent of the world’s population, with 1.84 billion people in 2019.

Although biotechnology laws (i.e., Pakistan Biosafety Rules of 2005, Seed Amendment Act 2015 and Plant Breeders Rights Act 2018, etc.) exist in Pakistan, the rules and administrative processes....

Italy is a world leading kiwifruit producer. According to the latest figures from the Italian Fresh Produce Service Centre (CSO), Italy’s marketing year (MY) 2018/19 kiwifruit production....

Italy is a world leading processed tomato producer, representing approximately 13.6 percent of the global production and 49 percent of Europe’s production, with a sector turnover....

Italy’s marketing year (MY) 2018/19 orange production is forecast to drop by 7.5 percent from the previous campaign due to summer rains and major flooding that occurred in Sicily in October....

Italy is a world leading kiwifruit producer. According to the latest figures from the Italian Fresh Produce Service Centre (CSO), Italy’s marketing year (MY) 2017/18 kiwifruit production....

Italy is a leading EU-28 peach and nectarine producer.

Italy’s marketing year (MY) 2017/18 orange and tangerine productions are preliminarily forecast to drop by 10 and 5 percent, respectively, compared to MY 2015/16 due to the summer drought....

Pakistan continues to make significant progress towards implementing a full-fledged biotechnology and seed regulatory structure that is expected to facilitate the introduction of new seed....

With approximately 1.7 million metric tons (MMT), Italy provides approximately 19 percent of the EU- 28 apple production.

Italy is suffering from a severe summer drought caused by low rainfall (80 percent below average in the first half of 2017) and exceptionally high temperatures for most of the year.