Central California's Citrus Surge Makes Tangerine-filled Stockings a Christmas Trend!
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Waking up on #Christmas morning and finding a fresh #orange in your stocking was considered a luxury, an exotic treat! Aside from 2022,...


Agtools Inc.
- Nov 24
#Thanksgiving in Food Waste Numbers
312 Million pounds of #FoodWaste $609 Million US Dollars Could Provide 8 Meals to 38.3 million people with Food Insecurity in #USA...


Agtools Inc.
- Nov 17
Where do we get our Fruits and Vegetables?
2023- #Supermarket continues to be the primary store for the greatest share of #shoppers (38%), the gap between Supermarket and #Mass has...


Agtools Inc.
- Nov 10
Global Food Prices Rises as Crop Insurance Gaps Widen
Global #food#prices soaring by 41% in May 2021 and 34% in March 2022, primarily driven by #supply shocks, a recent report highlights...


Agtools Inc.
- Nov 2
Women in MENA (Middle East North Africa)
#Women in #MENA Region (Middle East North Africa) face significant land access challenges, which have critical implications for...


Agtools Inc.
- Oct 26
About the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region comprise 14 low and middle-income countries or territories stretching from #Iran to...


Agtools Inc.
- Oct 19
MENA (Middle East and North Africa) demanded greater assistance on Thursday
The #climatechange & armed #conflict are impacting the region. #Agricultural land degradation, damage to #water infrastructure,...


Agtools Inc.
- Oct 12
The majority of rented acres are owned by non-operator landlords.
Eighty percent of rented farmland (283 million acres, 30 percent of all farmland) is owned by non-operator landlords, those that own land...


Agtools Inc.
- Oct 5
The number of U.S. farms fell sharply until the early 1970's since the 1935
After peaking at 6.8 million farms in 1935, the number of U.S. farms fell sharply until the early 1970s. Since 1982, the number of U.S....


Agtools Inc.
- Sep 28
US #Women Farmers
Compared to #male producers, women in ag are slightly younger, are more likely to live on the #farm they operate, and are more likely to...


Agtools Inc.
- Sep 22
Online Grocery Sales – Fresh!
#Fresh #foods represent a major share of online #sales. An average of 41% of food #retail #dollars in total #online #sales were generated...


Agtools Inc.
- Sep 14
Commercial Banks: Only 1 Billion in Smallholder Farmer Support
Only 1 #Billion from #Banks -Of the shortfall of $179 #billion in #financial support needed by #smallholder #farmers around the world and...


Agtools Inc.
- Sep 7
Even Our Cloths Impacted by Climate Change
The #weather is too hot even for cotton in many parts of the U.S., causing #federal #forecasters to cut their expectations for this...


Agtools Inc.
- Sep 1
Grocery Store Food Waste: $40,000 Monthly Loss and Seasonal Factors
The average #grocery store #loses $40,000 in #profit a #month on #wastedfood and 20% more #food is #wasted during the #summer versus...


Agtools Inc.
- Aug 24
Latin America Crop Insurance Growing
The #crop#insurance#market in #LatinAmerica reached a value of around USD 3.12 #billion in #2022. More even, the objective market is...


Agtools Inc.
- Aug 17
International Crop insurance Landscape
Only 1% of #smallholder #farmers in #Africa were #insured in 2016/2017, #compared to more than 15% in #LatinAmerica and nearly 50% in...
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