Russian greenhouse business is booming – 18% of all 5th generation greenhouses built in Russia
The greenhouse industry is one of the agricultural business sectors in Russia to receive active government support in recent years....
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Rubbish instead of fruits and vegetables in produce departments is unprofitable for supermarkets and hinders horticulture development
About 15 years ago, I formulated an idea and developed a methodology for auditing supermarket produce departments, which was originally...
10 billion to a landfill? Why cheap dirty potatoes are expensive for consumers, farmers, and supermarkets
I was pleased that my blog about dirty potatoes as an indicator of problems in the Ukrainian potato industry has...
Why mud? – Consumer viewpoint about dirt on vegetables in Ukrainian supermarkets
I first arrived in Ukraine in 2018 and lived in a city about two hours west of Kyiv. Around the...
Planning the infrastructure of the fruit and vegetable market (wholesale markets, storage facilities, distribution centers): Top 10 mistakes
In the construction of wholesale markets, wholesale distribution centers, or whatever they are called, there are no dogmas. The market...
Shopping at a grocery store to buy berries, salads and greens? What old-school nonsense!
Let’s take a look at two things that will define the future shopping trends: the evolution of fruit and vegetable...
COVID-19, the global economic crisis and their impact on the fruit and vegetable business of Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Tajikistan and Russia (Part 2)
In the first part of the blog, we have analyzed global trends for the entire agribusiness and its sectors. In...
COVID-19, the global economic crisis and their impact on agribusiness (Part 1)
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the habitual and well-established ideas of people about almost all areas of life. Due to...
Bringing the fruit and vegetable sector of Ukraine out of the shadows: six vital KPIs of the industry’s maturity
Recently, the question of how to bring the Ukrainian economy out of the shadow has been increasingly raised. Authorities are...