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Author Michael Pollan on how coffee and tea awakened a new form of consciousness for Western civilization… Whether in the form of tea, coffee, or a potent energy drink, there’s no denying the near-universal appeal of caffeine. This tiny molecule has been consumed for centuries in beverages and foods that …

Turkish tea is world famous and one of the favorite hot beverages Turks consume several times a day. It is domestically produced with the largest growing area in the Black Sea city of Rize. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s latest accessible data, Turkiye is the sixth largest …

AgTech is a sector unlike any other. It involves the digitalisation of a lot of physical assets and typically spans over very vast, remote environments, which collectively have a huge role to play in the sustainability and climate agenda. At Syngenta, they thrive off innovation and offer solutions to fight …

Technology is playing a pivotal role in transforming various sectors, and agriculture is no different. Thanks to agritech startups that are equipping farmers with cutting-edge tech tools and enabling them to function more seamlessly than ever. From crop health monitoring, crop yield estimation, crop loss assessment to various other farm …

Just over a week into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the fallout of the war and unprecedented sanctions on Moscow are shaking global supply chains and financial markets, with the impact already being felt in Africa. With Russia a major producer of commodities including oil and wheat, sanctions and supply chain disruption are causing commodity …

With some farmers leaving Ukraine and farm staff fighting for their country there are fears the Russian invasion will significantly hurt this year’s Ukrainian harvest. As Russian troops advance to most areas of the country farmers are unsure if they can start seeding spring crops in March to get this …

The global food system is in disarray. Animal agriculture is a major driver of global heating, and as many as 12 million deaths from heart disease, stroke, cancers and diabetes are each year connected to eating the wrong things, like too much red and processed meat and too few fruits and vegetables. Unless the world …

Our readers know, because I repeat it whenever I can. For me, the most important and primary problem in agriculture, food and non-wood forest products sectors, briefly in agriculture, is export! Obviously the only option in this field is export. We should do whatever we can to boost agricultural exports. …

Within the scope of the analyzes made by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkiye, the data of our sector has been examined by our Association (TARMAKBİR) and the analyzes made in comparison with the general machinery sector are presented below. As of 2020, out of 870 companies evaluated …

Rabobank analysts are predicting the high food prices that led to strong values throughout the agricultural supply chain will again be a feature in 2022.Grains and oilseeds, along with palm oil, coffee and sugar are all likely to remain near the high point in the pricing cycle, as adverse weather, …