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#Food #security is impacted by #Climatechange such as "#water towers of the #world"

The snow and ice on mountains that feed #fresh water supplies. In many parts of the #world, seasonal rainfall patterns are becoming more...

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Mar 31, 20231 min read

#Water is a #critical input for #agricultural #production and #plays an important #role in #foodsecu

Irrigated #agriculture represents 20 percent of the total #cultivated#land and contributes 40 percent of the total #food produced...

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Mar 24, 20231 min read

St Patrick’s Day is the biggest #holiday for fresh

#greencabbage consumption in the U.S., with New Year’s Day running a distant second. Although #cabbage is grown throughout the...

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Mar 24, 20231 min read

#Worldwide, 43% of #agricultural #workers are #women.

Globally, women represent only 15% of all #landholders. Though almost 1 in 2 #farmers are #women, they are much less likely than men to...

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Mar 7, 20231 min read

U.S. vegetable increased in 2020

The overall amount of #vegetables available for #consumption in the #UnitedStates was 382.5 pounds #percapita in 2020 – below the 20-year...

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Feb 16, 20231 min read

Marketing practices in the certified organic farming sector

#Marketing practices in the #certified #organic #farming sector showed that $2.02 billion in organic #products were sold directly to...

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Feb 2, 20231 min read

Foodwaste is a major contributor to GHG emissions

. According to the UN, 17% of total #food#production is #wasted, and 11% (or 64% of the 17%) is in #households, 5% in #foodservice and 2%...

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Jan 27, 20231 min read

FAO release data - worldwide production of fruits and vegetables in 2020

#FAO release data - #worldwide#production of #fruits and #vegetables in 2020 was 1,837 #millions#tons of which 9% from the #EuropeanUnion...

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Jan 20, 20231 min read

India is the largest producer of ginger and okra

#India is the #largest producer of #ginger and #okra among vegetables and ranks second in the production of #Potatoes, #Onions,...

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Jan 13, 20231 min read

Food Inflation or not?

#Food#prices are expected to #grow more #slowly in #2023 than in #2022, but still at above historical #average#rates. In 2023, all food...

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Jan 5, 20231 min read

U.S. gross domestic product and agriculture industries

#Agriculture, #food, and related #industries contributed $1.055 #trillion to the U.S. gross domestic #product (#GDP) in 2020, a...

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Dec 29, 20221 min read

U.S. consumers and consistency supermarket produce

U.S. #consumers have pushed for greater consistency in #supermarket produce and expanded demand for year-round availability of #virtually...

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Dec 22, 20221 min read

The U.S. fresh vegetable import volume continues steady growth

The United States receives #freshvegetables from more than 125 different #countries, but most #imports originate from #Mexico and...

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Dec 15, 20221 min read

Soccer and Soil

#one#soccerpitch of soil is eroded every five seconds. #FAO estimates that #soil erosion can lead up to 50 percent loss in #crop yields....

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Dec 8, 20221 min read

Supply chain disruptions or not

#Supplychain disruptions or not, #consumers want affordable #global cuisine. #American pizzas can be topped with ham from #Spain and...

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Dec 1, 20221 min read

World Cup 2022 & agriculture

#Qatari#agriculture market is projected to register a #CAGR of 6.3% during the forecast period, 2022-2027. #Tomato, #pumpkin, #eggplant,...

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Nov 17, 20221 min read

The most patriotic producers!!

351,647 #men and 18,972 #women claimed the title #U.S. #veteran while serving their #nation as producers of #agricultural products...

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Nov 10, 20221 min read

Agtools will be featured at the ABA’s AgriculturalBankingConference

#Agtools will be featured at the ABA’s #AgriculturalBankingConference in #Omaha, #Nebraska, 6-9 of November. By delivering key...

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Nov 3, 20221 min read

Most employers use 3rd parties when applying for H-2A worker positions

#U.S. #farmers who would like to hire temporary foreign workers through the H-2A visa program usually work with a third party (such as an...

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Oct 27, 20221 min read

#ChineseFoodAgreements #Worldwide

#Chinesegovernment’s emerging “Food Silk Road” aims to #diversify#FoodImports from many #regions around the #world, including #Africa and...

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Oct 20, 20221 min read