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  PHOTO BY CLAUDIO SCHWARZ It is safe to say that the novel coronavirus COVID-19 impacted majority of the world population, and has significantly changed the way we live. People around the globe are forced to act quickly as they gain new facts and government restrictions, and are compelled to make unplanned decisions. How toRead more

Fruit and vegetable processing is seen widely in the food and beverage industry. A recent report from Markets&Markets states that the global demand for fruit and vegetable processing is expected to reach $319.9 billion in 2020 when it is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 7.9% between 2016 and 2020.The question that is being imposed hereRead more

Enterprise farm management systems companies are having an increase in demand and receiving more and more inquiries on a daily basis. The main question here is how food processing companies can manage a farmer supply chain easier. Some chain issues are usually ingredient availability, vendor pricing, squeezing margins etc. Food and beverage manufacturers report thatRead more

The Rise of the Conscious Consumer An international study conducted by Unilever reveals that more than a third of consumers (33%) are now choosing to buy from companies they believe are producing in accordance with ecological principles, and the majority of consumers nowadays expect that the products they buy fulfill high social, ecological and ethicalRead more

AGRIVI is an online farm management software which provides farmers with the ability to track their entire production process from a single central place, simplifies work organization, minimizes the need of going through tiresome paperwork, helps to manage farmer’s finances and increases productivity and overall profitability. Finances, as one of the most important features forRead more

There were 1,953 agricultural cooperatives in 2016 in the USA, which is 94 less than in 2015 and even 153 less than in 2014. Mergers and acquisitions are the major drivers of the decline in the number of farmer co-ops, however, the overall gross business volume also fell 2 years in a row, from $212.1Read more

Farmer cooperatives play a significant role in the complete agricultural value chain. In 2016, there were 1,953 agricultural co-ops in USA with 1,9 million farmer memberships (source: USDA). These ag co-ops have 187 thousand employees who all work for improving the farmer’s position within a value chain. Generation shift, climate change, and tough market conditionsRead more

Managing a successful vineyard is not so easy, so farmers often use modern tech tools like AGRIVI farm management software to track all farm activities, finances and, the most important, vineyard productivity and profitability, i.e. overall vineyard health. AGRIVI allows them to identify why grapes on some fields grow better, find out exact cost perRead more

Soil tillage is the basis of every crop production because only properly prepared soil can provide conditions favorable for crop growth. However, soil tillage is not the only thing that is needed to achieve productive crop production. Along with soil, air, and water, there is something much more important that, in combination with these three, will provideRead more

Commodity exchange is one of the most important economic terms that plays a vital role in the global economy by providing an organized marketplace for the exchange of various commodities such as grains, sugar, cocoa, livestock, oil, gas, metals, and others. In order to understand how agricultural commodity exchange works, it’s essential to understand the actual meaningRead more