Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

With tobacco as his principal cash crop, Arthur needed to purchase fertilizer before December and prepare the land for planting by February or March. They would continue to ask for more information, more documentation, in order to feel comfortable giving him a loan each and every year, Patrick says.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

But their position at the beginning of global supply chains often leaves them with little influence over market decisions that affect their future. Farmers in these groups can typically cover their basic needs with the cash crops they produce, yet prosperity often remains out of reach.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

Meanwhile, the perishability of dairy’s main product exposes the industry to supply chain disruptions. Ultimately, maintaining a diversity of production practices and locations bolsters resilience within the industry, Nicholson says, making it less vulnerable to disruptions in regional supply chains and climate-related issues.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Northern Soy Marketing (NSM) recently held its inaugural Midwest Crop Tour in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska for group of Southeast Asian buyers. The team of 13 international buyers included professionals employed in their companies’ procurement, purchasing, market research, supply chain and other divisions.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

Another exciting area is the development of crops that are currently seen as niche into high yielding, resilient, high-value cash crops the way NuCicer is doing with the once-humble chickpea.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

In past decades, the large-scale consolidation of the food supply chain has reduced processing, aggregation, and transportation to a handful of companies. As momentum builds throughout various regions, it has spawned wider discussions about incentivizing other parts of the supply chain for regenerative producers, says Stelk.

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