Agricultural Productivity in Georgia and Armenia, a Sequel
- 27.11.2012
Georgia seems to be the only former Soviet republic in which agricultural productivity hasn’t returned to or exceeded its level in 1992. As of 2010, agricultural productivity stood at only 77 percent of where it was at nearly two decades ago. Why hasn’t agricultural productivity improved in Georgia over the past two decades, while it has at least recovered in every other former Soviet republic? It is even more puzzling to consider why agricultural productivity has grown by nearly 200 percent in Armenia since 1992, while it has declined in Georgia since then.
US crop producers eye Ukraine market
- 26.11.2012
Two of the world’s largest producers of agriculture products are seeking to launch production of high-quality seeds and other farming technologies in Ukraine to help the nation double its harvests.
Dupont Pioneer, a leading US developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, has announced that it will invest more than $40m into construction of a domestic seed production facility. Monsanto, also from the US, is eyeing similar possibilities, with an announcement expected in December.
Malaysia buys Ukrainian corn, Australia harvests wheat
- 26.11.2012
Malaysian feed millers bought around 50,000 tonnes of Ukrainian corn for January shipment this week, while importers in the Philippines took around 55,000 tonnes of Australian feed wheat.
Bulgaria's Tomato Revolution
- 23.11.2012
Ukraine had its Orange Revolution, Georgia had its Rose Revolution, and if a shaggy-haired poet who was a dissident under communism gets his way, Bulgariawill soon have its Tomato Revolution.
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