A new IAEA Coordinated Research Project 'CRP) was approved on 9 September 2021 and proposals are now wanted. CRPs bring together research institutions from its developing and developed Member States to collaborate on research projects of common interest. The project title is Novel Irradiation Technology for...
On August 17, 2021 USDA-APHIS announced that effective August 24, 2021, all commercial consignments of fresh fig fruits (Ficus carica) imported into the United States from all growing areas of Mexico must be irradiated at a minimum of 400 Gy. This action is in response to...
Agriculture Victoria (Australia) just announced the launch of a project entitled ‘Building capacity in irradiation – pathways to export’. The project is funded by the Hort Frontiers Asian Markets Fund (Project AM19002), part of the Hort Frontiers strategic partnership initiative developed by Hort Innovation, a grower-owned,...