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...
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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...
Russian ban helped Ukraine increase exports of fruits, berries, and nuts
As soon as the prices for any fruits on the Ukrainian market decrease, people nostalgic about the times when there...
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....
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...