Fyffes aims to have 100-percent of its owned sites in Latin America benefitting from Gender Equality Programs by 2025, as well as 50-percent of its suppliers by 2030.

Global agricultural supply chains are a major employer of women, yet many of them often face significant gender inequalities on a regular basis, such as a lower status at home and in the workplace, harassment, violence, and discrimination. A key goal of Fyffes sustainability strategy is to create a more inclusive workplace with women as equal partners with men.

The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association reported a 3 percent increase in volume year-over-year for 2020 imports. According to the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service statistics, Peruvian asparagus imports have grown to over 206 million pounds in 2020.  Peru is ranked as one of the top five countries that make up the majority contribution of fresh asparagus consumption in the United States for 2020.

Bashas’ Family of Stores has added two new people to its executive leadership team. The family-run company — which operates Food City, AJ's Fine Foods, Eddie's Country Store, and both Bashas' and Bashas' Diné supermarkets — has appointed Sue Klug to its board of directors and Steve Mayer as its senior vice president of marketing, merchandising and procurement for its more than 100 grocery stores across Arizona.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Evergreen Fresh Farms Inc. in Oxnard, CA, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operator of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

Okanagan Specialty Fruits, developer and grower behind the innovative Arctic apple, announced a line of staff changes and promotions in 2021 at the vice president and manager level.

With the closure of a successful new funding round, GoodLeaf Farms is embarking on an aggressive growth and expansion plan to build a national network of vertical farms that will bring fresh, delicious, nutritious and locally grown leafy greens to Canadians.