Onion prices in Tajikistan soared
According to EastFruit analysts, the wholesale price of onions in Tajikistan continues to grow rapidly, renewing previous records. Literally in...
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Key mistakes of vertical farms or why the experience of champignon growers, high-tech greenhouses and witloof producers should not be ignored
In her speech at the “Vertical Farms: Development Strategies, Business Models and Risks” online conference, Kateryna Poberezhna, FAO International Consultant,...
Studying fruit and vegetable trade in Turkey – a detailed analysis by EastFruit
We present you the second article on the Turkish fruit and vegetable business and its specifics by the FAO international...
Lessons learned from Turkey’s success in retail fruit and vegetable trade and recommendations for Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
A group of consultants from the EastFruit project and representatives of the retail trade visited Turkey in November 2022 to...
Agribots are coming! How can robots, cobots and drones contribute to farming? (Part II)
Farmer robots, agribots grow and harvest crops. Besides, they perform other tasks complex and monotonous for a man – those...
Agribots are coming! How can robots, cobots and drones contribute to farming? (Part I)
Agribots are starting their work to relieve farmers from the monotonous tasks of planting, growing, and harvesting, as well as...
Food security and agricultural sector of Ukraine during the war
Andriy Yarmak, agricultural market analyst with 30 years of experience, analyzes the information about food surplus in Ukraine. I do...
Global food security destroyed by russian invasion in Ukraine could kill hundreds of millions globally
More than a week ago russia cowardly invaded Ukraine. While russian army killed hundreds of civilians in Ukraine and lost...
Will vertical farms kill the international trade in culinary and aromatic herbs?
A couple of years ago, I wrote a rather futuristic blog that doesn’t seem as unrealistic today as it did...
Agrifood forecast for 2022: record price increase, fertilizer shortage, declining yields and labor shortage
Global food prices are now at record highs, according to the FAO Food Price Index and consumer perception, especially in...