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August 2026… Microeconomy: The Starting Point of Agriculture When we talk about agricultural economics, we usually think of the significant topics: Food production. Exports. Factories. Works.. GDP. But agriculture starts from a much smaller place… It starts with a farmer! Imagine a farmer who grows tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers to …

August 2026… The “TÜME Agricultural Route Programme” was organized in Tokat… The Agricultural Technologies Cluster (TÜME) organized the “TÜME Agricultural Route Programme” in Tokat province… TOKAT… Abdulkadir Karagöz At the event held in the city centre of Tokat, the Rector of the National Defence University, Professor Dr. Erhan Afyoncu and …

August 2026… According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 526 million tonnes of food are wasted every year due to inadequate refrigeration. In Türkiye, the annual food loss is estimated to be between 12-15 million tonnes. Food experts state that a cold chain that operates uninterrupted from …

August 2026… Let me make one thing clear from the outset… I am not supporting Riviera olive oil in opposition to natural olive oil or any other vegetable oil. It is not merely wrong, but deeply misguided, to categorise vegetable oils – which have different compositions and functions – as …

July 2026… Dear followers; Under normal circumstances, there wouldn’t even be a topic for such a post. However, such uninformed statements and writings are coming to the forefront that I am forced to address them. WHAT IS RIVIERA OLIVE OIL? It is a product obtained by refining raw olive oil, …

July 2026… Brazilian agricultural cooperatives are emerging as one of the biggest winners from the recent financial downturn affecting parts of the country’s agribusiness distribution sector. While many input resellers have struggled with shrinking margins, rising producer defaults and mounting financial pressure, cooperatives have steadily expanded their market share by …

July 2026… The use of medicinal plants for healing purposes by humans dates back to the earliest periods of humankind. Civilizations in ancient China, ancient Greece, India, North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula mentioned treatment with plants in written sources. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately 4 billion …

June 2026… The biggest lesson from recent food security shocks may not be fragility. It may be resilience.During the “Food Security in the Age of Crisis” session, I had the privilege of asking Dr. Joe Glauber, Emeritus Research Fellow at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and former Chief Economist …

At the International Grain Council (IGC) Grains Conference in London, one of the most interesting discussions focused on the current low-price environment in grain markets. Dr. Seth Meyer Dr. Seth Meyer, former USDA chief economist, described the market as being in a strange place. Exporting countries still have fairly plentiful …

Food supply security is an integral part of not only agricultural policies, but also public health, economic stability and national security. The world’s growing population, the intensifying effects of climate change, wars and trade barriers are making access to food increasingly fragile. Even in a country with high agricultural potential …