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Overall Agricultural Trade
Both imports and exports of agricultural products have increased over time. In nominal terms, imports have grown an average of 6.6% ...
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Feb 241 min read
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Agtools Launches Tariff Calculator for Increased Visibility
The potential volatility through tariffs on all USA trading partners makes it vitally important to model scenarios on food commodities....
Agtools Inc.
Feb 241 min read
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Input costs could be coming down
Agricultural companies’ bottom lines are taking a hit for a slew of reasons, including uncertainty around tariffs, higher costs and...
Agtools Inc.
Feb 241 min read
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Local Sourcing by African Countries
Local procurement from smallholder farmers, support to and capacity building of farmers and their organizations to respond to demand for...
Agtools Inc.
Feb 31 min read
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Worldwide Children Fed or Not Fed
Through national school meals programs, around 418 million children worldwide currently receive a meal at school every day, an increase...
Agtools Inc.
Feb 31 min read
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Disparities
From 2020 to 2022, global spending on school meals increased by $5 billion, from $43 billion to $48 billion . Today, about 41 percen t...
Agtools Inc.
Feb 31 min read
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65TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION RESEARCH SOCIETY
Agtools participated in the 65th FDRS Conference, which focused on scaling technology in the food and agricultural industries. The...
Agtools Inc.
Feb 31 min read
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Saudi Arabia takes further steps in Agriculture
Singapore-based Olam Group VC2 ; is close to announcing a deal to sell the remainder of its stake in its agricultural products...
Agtools Inc.
Jan 291 min read
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The Domestic Agricultural Workforce
Immigrants play a vital role in the U.S. agricultural workforce: They make up approximately 61% of farmworkers, according to the most...
Agtools Inc.
Jan 292 min read
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TARIFFS, The Fourth Favorite Word
As the threat of tariffs looms, the U.S. agriculture market is expected to be one of the main industries to be hit by economic fallout....
Agtools Inc.
Jan 291 min read
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Thinking Globally About Agricultural Universities and Extensions
In the 1960s and 1970s, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) incorporated the land-grant university (LGU) system, with...
Agtools Inc.
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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Technology can Leapfrog and Engage Youth to Agricultural Schools
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) has received record numbers of applications for admission, including...
Agtools Inc.
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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Ag Giant Cargill Lays off Thousand of Workers
Cargill said it is laying off 5% of its global workforce, roughly 8,000 workers, as the agricultural giant deals with tepid crop prices...
Agtools Inc.
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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The X-Factor for USA New Food Agenda: New Agriculture Secretary and News HHS Secretary
Brooke Rollins , the President elect’s nominee for Agriculture Secretary, is the current president of the America First Policy Institute,...
Agtools Inc.
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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USA Farm Incomes Decrease in 2024
U.S. farm incomes are expected to fall again in 2024 and many farmers find themselves facing tighter budgets for next year. The...
Agtools Inc.
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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Artificial Intelligence for Long Term Food Supply
30% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions can be traced to global agrifood systems. If AI is appropriately developed and governed to...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Technology for Global South
During winter months, crops from the Southern Hemisphere help meet the food needs of the Northern Hemisphere. By implementing technology...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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The Global Food Market is expected to reach $9.12 trillion in 2024, with an annual Growth rate of 6.7%.
Ensuring food security is a multifaceted goal inextricably linked to environmental sustainability, economics, global peace and security,...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Tariffs Go Both Ways
Charles Wachsmuth, who helps run a family-owned kidney-bean processor in Menomonie, Wis., said that in 2018, giant bags of kidney beans...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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The effects of further regional banking mergers on Ag lending and economics
Further banking sector consolidation would hold significant implications for lending and the broader Ag economy through: Larger, more...
Agtools Inc.
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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