The Victorian Government is continuing to support drought affected farmers in the Gippsland region, with ongoing assistance for on-farm infrastructure grants, education, family and mental health support.
Victorian Minister for Agriculture Jaclyn Symes visited farms in the Wellington and East Gippsland Shires to hear first-hand how farming businesses and communities are managing the drought and ongoing dry conditions.
Since the Victorian Government announced an additional $25 million in drought assistance in October 2018, there has been strong uptake across East and Central Gippsland, Northern and North West Victoria.
More than 1,000 farm businesses across the state have already applied for the On-Farm Drought Infrastructure Support Grant, with $3.6 million in funding available to farm businesses.
Agriculture Victoria has delivered more than 90 farm-focused workshops offering technical and decision-making support, with more than 1,809 farmers and 520 service providers taking part.
As families look towards 2019 they are encouraged to find out more about the Back to School Program, as well as the Camps, Sports and Excursions fund, which will take applications from late January 2019.
There is also support for families with children in kindergarten, with $1.25 million allocated to assist with fees.
The Victorian Farmers Federation is working closely with the Government in delivering the Look Over the Farm Gate Program.
Under this Program, communities can receive grants of up to $1,500 to run social events and other activities in their area.
Source: Vic Government


The Emissary Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Brut
Made from only the finest selection of grapes grown in the ‘DOCG Asolo’ region (Controlled and Guaranteed Designation of Origin). Elegant, rich and complex with extra fine, velvety bubbles. Prosecco made for celebrating.
Terroir and Climate
DOCG prosecco is grown in two regions, one of which is the area surrounding the medieval, UNESCO town of Asolo.
This area is known as the "DOCG Colli Asolani" or "DOCG Asolo" prosecco region, and is famous for its perfect wine-making microclimate. The soil composition is rich and quick-draining, with large percentages of clay, resulting in a full bodied, very elegant spumante.
Harvest and Winemaking
In mid September, the finest Glera grapes from the Asolo region are selected by skilled, third-generation wine-makers. This region produces smaller yields to ensure the utmost quality.
Planted on the hill of the Cornuda estate in 1948, is the oldest section of the vineyard. This area is dedicated to growing local varieties and ancient clones. Small quantities of these grapes are then blended with the Glera, to enrich this particular DOCG Prosecco with surprising fruity flavours.
After the harvest, the grapes are gently pressed and go through primary fermentation to produce a still wine. The wine gains its bubbles during the secondary fermentation process of the Charmat method.
Pale straw-yellow prosecco with tiny, refined bubbles. The bouquet is rich with fruity and floral notes. Vibrant, zesty acidity and a subtle hint of sweetness balance gracefully on the palate. Round, gentle finish with lingering notes of fresh fruit.
Grape variety: 85% Glera 15% Chardonnay
Alcohol: 11% vol
Residual sugar: 8 g/l (Brut)
Total acidity: 6%
Dry extract: 18%
Pressure: 4,5 bar


When compared to other Anchorage or Alaska based hydroponics and indoor gardening supplier websites, it’s clear to see that Southside Garden Supply, with three locations in Anchorage, has set the standard for an informative, product-filled, social friendly site. SGS consistently posts helpful tips and educational articles related to hydroponics and indoor gardening in Alaska. Through the use of a social networking tool AKSYS provides to our clients, SGS is able to post their products and gardening advice to multiple social networking sites to connect with customers and provide great customer service. Hydroponics supplies and indoor gardening equipment such as grow lights, reflective tents and fertilizers are searchable right on the website. Customers can research and purchase right there, saving them a trip to the store. And the SGS website is pleasing to look at, easy to navigate, informative, and the entire package and company is poised to provide the best customer experience possible.
Under the management of ITEC, AKSYS was tasked with building the original Southside Garden Supply website and more recently with updating their hydroponics and indoor gardening focused website for mobile use, online sales and enhanced search engine performance.
Furthermore, AKSYS is providing regular search engine performance services to ensure that Alaskans find Southside Garden Supply more readily online. Those interested in hydroponics or indoor gardening will likely find SGSAK.com listed at the top of the first page of Google for various searches. We’ve tripled the amount of traffic the website receives compared to last year through proven tactics.


Monsoon Mission of India
Weather conditions of a country define the socio-economic prosperity of a country. Monsoon mechanism of India is one of the complex phenomena on which the country's economy is dependent. More than 70% of the population is dependant on agriculture and a little change in the mechanism of monsoon may have a huge impact on the production of crops that year.
Recognizing the importance of monsoon patterns and the dependency of agriculture on monsoonal rainfall, the Ministry of Earth Sciences in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Meteorology (Pune), National centre for medium range weather forecasting and Indian meteorological department (New Delhi) has launched a mission named Monsoon mission of India.
This mission plays a huge role in predicting the mechanism of monsoon as the current predictions are not adequate. In recent times, several images, super parametrizations, and data assimilation have shown that the variability in tropics can be resolved, which creates a great scope for improving the prediction of monsoons. The mission is supported by international research groups with definite objectives and improve the models in range scale. Base Models to be used are
i) The American model, Climate Forecast System (CFS): developed by National centres of Environmental Prediction (NCEP), NOAA, USA. CFS is a coupled ocean-atmospheric modelling system that combines data from ocean and atmosphere providing long-range forecasting (seasonal prediction of monsoon).
ii) The unified model (UM): This model is developed by the United Kingdom meteorological office (UKMO) which is utilized for short to medium range prediction. Objectives of the monsoon mission are
1) To forecast the onset, period of the monsoon along with the quantity of rainfall.
2) To improve collaboration between academic institutions with research and development organization monsoon.
3) To extend the range of monsoon prediction system and also short term prediction system.
4) To provide information and assistance to the farmers depending on monsoon which effects both surplus and deficit condition.
5) To warn the distressed areas in case of excess rainfall and also at the situation of droughts.
6) To predict very complex phenomena, El-Niño, and its impact on Indian monsoon. Achievements of Monsoon Mechanism:
1) It helped to forecast numerous disasters from the past 7 years and many cyclonic disasters like Hud-Hud, Phailan, that rescued many people from the flood-prone areas with management activities.
2) With this mission, the weather conditions are forecast and that helps farmers by
providing them with prior information and guidance.
3) It is able to check the pollution levels and environmental conditions that affect the pattern of monsoon.
4) It increased the share of contribution of manpower and human resources development program towards research and their expertise in technology, particularly in meteorology and atmospheric sciences.
Monsoon mission of India is one of the highly advanced missions improved for the prediction of monsoonal rainfall. With this, the pattern of monsoon is predicted and also ICAR (Indian Council for Agriculture Research) with the information provided by the mission and Indian Meteorological department assists the farmers to produce certain crops especially at the situation of deficit excess rainfall so that the production is optimum without a huge loss. Since the launch of mission in 2010, it is always improving in technology to predict accurately and also protecting the sector and disaster-prone areas by providing prior information.


Last week, we talked about powering up our meals with Power Foods, which, of course, include fruits and veggies.
One of the great things about summer is the wide availability of delicious, hyper-fresh, direct-from-the-farm produce. The tangy-sweet of peaches, pleasant bite of jewel-colored radishes, warm meatiness of tomatoes (perhaps with the spicy-green of basil), and snappy freshness of green beans punctuate summers’ adventures in Austin. Every winter I gaze at the packages of imported cherries, fragrance-free berries, and pale tomatoes, knowing they are pale imitations of their local cousins I’ll be able to get in just a few months’ time. I may sigh, but then I look further, or head out to the farmers’ markets, and see emerald-green kale, butternut squash, and gorgeous grapefruit.
We live in a world where, in many cases, seasonal produce is available year-round. This can be wonderful, especially if I want fresh tomatoes and basil for that special-event hors-d’oeuvre in January. However, the further I am from the local growing season, the further I’ll be from the ultimate experience of that fruit or veggie. I find that, the more I branch out and explore new dishes using seasonal, local produce (see also: hours, not weeks, from farm to table), the more I groove on what’s coming from the ground around here. Who knew kohlrabi was so versatile? Kumquat? Why not! When a growing season is long, we may tire of the same old foods, but the glorious thing about food is it can be prepared in so many ways! You only have to type the veggie you want to cook into a recipe search (say, on eTools), and you’ll be greeted by a lovely variety of choices. Not finding a whole lot for cherimoya in eTools? Try asking Google, “How do I prepare cherimoya?” for a huge selection of recipes, articles, and, yes, YouTube videos!
How are you going to keep powering your plate as summer deepens? When you travel, how will you explore the seasonal, local offerings in your vacation spot? Tell us in the comments below!


Assemblyman ERIC HOUGHTALING
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblyman BOB ANDRZEJCZAK
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
Establishes Farm Liaison in Department of Agriculture.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
An Act establishing a Farm Liaison in the Department of Agriculture and supplementing Title 4 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Secretary of Agriculture, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture, shall designate a current employee of the department as “Farm Liaison” who shall have the function, power, and duty to coordinate with individual farmers to encourage participation in department and State agricultural programs. The liaison shall encourage farmers to participate in State agriculture programs that may benefit that farmer, including informing the farmer about potential taxation benefits, and shall also disseminate information about pilot programs, food donation, anti-hunger initiatives, and any other department programs that the liaison may deem relevant to an individual farmer. The liaison shall, as appropriate, also coordinate with the State Agricultural Development Committee and the county agriculture development boards. The liaison shall also serve as a coordinator between farmers and organizations engaging in gleaning activities. The liaison shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary and board.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture, to designate a current employee of the department as “Farm Liaison.” The liaison would encourage farmer participation in State agriculture programs, including taxation programs, food donations, anti-hunger initiatives, and any other program that the liaison deems relevant to an individual farmer. The liaison would also serve as a coordinator between farmers and organizations engaged in gleaning activities, i.e., the harvesting of crops that would otherwise go unharvested.
Farmers frequently do not have the time or resources necessary to learn about every program offered by the department. The designation of a liaison is intended to provide outreach to farmers directly to increase participation in State programs that may aid farmers. The designation of a liaison would also build relationships between the agricultural community and organizations engaged in gleaning activities and anti-hunger initiatives. The participation of the agricultural community is essential to the success of anti-hunger initiatives, and a liaison would be beneficial for promoting awareness, and increasing participation in Sate programs.


By David Bacon, Dollars and Sense
In 2013, Rosario Ventura and her husband Isidro Silva were strikers at Sakuma Brothers Farms in Burlington, Wash. In the course of three months over 250 workers walked out of the fields several times, as their anger grew over the wages and the conditions in the labor camp where they lived.
Every year the company hires 7-800 people to pick strawberries, blueberries and blackberries. During World War Two the Sakumas were interned because of their Japanese ancestry, and would have lost their land, as many Japanese farmers did, had it not been held in trust for them by another local rancher until the war ended. Today the business has grown far beyond its immigrant roots, and is one of the largest berry growers in Washington, where berries are big business. It has annual sales of $6.1 million, and big corporate customers like Haagen Dazs ice cream. It owns a retail outlet, a freezer and processing plant, and a chain of nurseries in California that grow rootstock.[...]
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Where did they come from?
Bananas originated in the Malaysian jungles of Southeast Asia. Some researchers believe that bananas were the earth's first fruit and in some countries bananas were considered the principal food. Early travelers and settlers carried roots of banana plants as they migrated to the Middle East and Africa. Spanish explorers brought bananas on their journeys and introduced the fruit to the New World. However, it was not until the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition when the bananas were officially introduced to the American public. Since the late 1800’s bananas have been imported from other countries into the United States.
Where do they grow?
Bananas grow in tropical areas throughout the world. Bananas are not commercially grown in the United States, but imported from countries in Central and South America including Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Costa Rica and Ecuador are the largest exporters of bananas. Bananas are available all year long throughout the United States.
How do they grow?
Most people think bananas grow on trees but they actually grow on herb plants. Banana plants are a member of the lily family and are the largest herb plants in the world! Bananas grow best in tropical conditions since they require warm weather, rich soil and plenty of water. Bananas are formed inside a large bud, which grows upward from the root of the plant. As the bud grows, its petals open to a bunch of bananas called a “hand” which contains about 20 “fingers”. Bananas are harvested when green and ripen while in the supermarket or after they are purchased.
Are they healthy?
Provide good source of fiber, vitamin C and B6
Supply high amounts of potassium which helps muscles work
Contain no fat, cholesterol or sodium and are low in calories
How do you pick a good one?
Choose bananas that are firm and free of bruises
Avoid those with brown spots or ones that seem soft
Select ripe ones that have yellow peels speckled with brown dots
☺ FUN FACTS! ☺
Did you know...
© Did you know bananas are the most popular fresh fruit in the United States?
© Did you know bananas received a new name each time a different group of people discovered them?
(Some of these included “banna”, “ghana” and even “funana”! The people of Africa are credited for giving the banana its permanent English name.)
© Did you know bananas are the fruit choice of many athletes?
(The reason --- they have both a high amount of carbohydrates as well as potassium! Potassium is a mineral that helps the muscles work.)
© Did you know you can store ripe bananas in the refrigerator; the peel turns brown but the fruit inside will still be good?
© Did you know there is a banana primarily used for cooking?
(It is called a “plantain”. It is used like a potato in many tropical lands.)
© Did you know there are several different varieties of bananas?
(These include “finger bananas”, “red bananas” and “plantains”. The popular yellow banana, “Cavendish” is the one we commonly see in grocery stores.)
© Did you know that an average person eats 33 pounds of bananas each year?
© Did you know bananas have been produced for over 1 million years?
© Did you know more than 96% of American households purchase bananas at least once a month?
© Did you know that Dole packs single bananas in a special way specifically for school food service?
(There are 150 single packed bananas in a case. These are always consistent in size, quantity, and quality and are pre-washed and pre-trimmed; ready to serve from the carton!)
Where did it come from?
Spinach is thought to be of Persian origin. It was first brought to Europe in the ninth century when Persian Arabs, who gave the plant its name, introduced it to Spain. It was also grown in Italy as a Lenten food and was planted in the fall and picked in February, just in time for Lent, when meat cannot be consumed. Since the early 19th century, spinach has become a versatile and commonly used vegetable in the United States.
Where does it grow?
Spinach is grown throughout the country including Alaska, California, Connecticut, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. California is responsible for over one half of the production of spinach in the United States. Texas is the next largest producer of spinach, yielding one third of the total crop production. New Jersey has significant acreage of spinach grown throughout the state.
How does it grow?
Spinach is a green, leafy plant that grows close to the ground. The stems of the leaves grow straight up from the ground in clusters. Spinach is composed of a taproot, which is a type of root that grows downwards into the soil, with branching roots toward the surface of the soil. Leaves usually grow 6 to 8 inches long. Spinach is considered a hardy cool season crop, which can be grown almost anywhere within the United States, but grows best in 50º- 60°F temperatures. It is available to purchase year-round. Its best seasons are in the fall and spring because it grows good in cool, damp weather.
Is it healthy?
$ Provides good source of iron, fiber, folic acid, magnesium and manganese
$ Contains iron (To improve iron absorption in spinach, eat vitamin C rich foods such as orange juice, citrus fruits or tomatoes with your spinach
$ Provides high amount of vitamin A and good amounts of vitamins C and K $ Contains more protein than most other vegetables
$ Supplies the phytochemical (pronounce “fight-o-chemical”) lutein (pronounce “loo-teen”) which keeps your eyes healthy
How do you pick good ones?
$ Select green and crisp leaves with a fresh, sweet fragrance $ Choose leaves with a springy texture$ Avoid leaves that are limp, damaged or spotted
© FUN FACTS! ©
Did you know...
© Did you know there are three different varieties of spinach?
(Flat or Smooth Leaf that has smooth leaves; Savoy that has curly leaves; Semi-Savoy which has slightly curly leaves.)
© Did you know that spinach is good for you?
© Did you know you can find spinach in your local supermarket in the following forms --- fresh, canned or frozen?
© Did you know spinach contains phytochemicals (pronounce “fight-o-chemicals”), which helps protect the plant from insects and helps protect your health too?
© Did you know eating and preparing spinach is simple because it can be eaten raw or cooked?
© Did you know raw spinach provides 3 grams of protein per 3 cup serving?
© Did you know spinach can contain a lot of grainy dirt particles and, therefore, should be washed thoroughly and gently to avoid tearing the leaves?© Did you know slightly damp spinach can be steamed or microwaved without adding any additional water?
Eat more fruits and vegetables everyday!


Slow roasted light to preserve all of this coffee's beautiful characteristics, you can expect a delicate, floral, tea-like, light bodied coffee with clean notes of lemony citrus.
This gorgeous single origin is grown in Yirga Chefe in southern Ethiopia, where they are known for producing some of the finest coffee in the world. The tropical climate, high elevation and healthy soil, makes for perfect growing conditions all while the tropical forests protect the coffee plants.
Coffee is widely accepted to have been discovered in Ethiopia around 850 CE, which means that nobody has been cultivating coffee longer than those in Ethiopia! Enjoy some of the best of what coffee has to offer with our slow roasted, small batch Ethiopia Yirgacheffe.


Farm workers plant, cultivate and harvest crops, raise livestock and poultry and maintain and repair farm equipment and buildings. This group includes operators of farm machinery.
Duties May Include
Farm workers perform some or all of the following duties:
Plant, fertilize, cultivate, spray, irrigate, and harvest crops;
Feed and tend livestock/poultry and milk cows;
Operate and maintain farm machinery/equipment;
Detect disease/health problems in crops, livestock, and poultry;
Examine produce for quality and prepare for market;
Set and monitor water lines, air flow, and temperatures in barns, pens, and coops, and clean stables, barns, barnyards, and pens.
Examples of Titles
Beef Cattle Farm Worker
Cattle Ranch Worker
Fruit Farm Worker
Where They Work
People in this group work on crop, livestock, fruit, vegetable, and specialty farms.
The National Occupational Classification (NOC) Code found next to the name of the career is a 4-digit code that classifies occupations by different skill types and skill levels.
The information on careers is adapted from Canadian Occupational Projection System, a project by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, which uses annual data to analyze trends in labour.
© Canadian Occupational Projection System, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2011.
© JobFutures, Labour Force Survey, 2006.
© National Occupational Classification, Human Resources Skills and Development Canada, 2006.
© Working in Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2009.


Ogoni youths graduate from Shell-sponsored training for farmers
Nov 25, 2015
A total of 60 youths from Ogoniland on Tuesday graduated from a training programme on agricultural entrepreneurial programme organised by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd operated Joint Venture in an effort to introduce youths in the area to viable means of livelihood.
The youths from the four local government areas in Ogoniland - Tai, Khana, Gokana and Eleme - received the four-week training at the Songhai Farm at Bunu-Tai, where they learnt vital skills in fishery, cassava production and poultry farming.
"The training is key first step towards making Ogoni youths self-reliant and eventually become employers of labour," said SPDC's Ogoni Restoration Project Manager, Vincent Nwabueze, at the graduation ceremony. "We urge the new entrepreneurs to work hard and be steadfast in their various enterprises irrespective of any initial challenges that may confront them."
King Godwin Giniwa, the Gbene Mene Tai and President, Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers said: "I want to thank Shell for what they are doing. They should continue to do more, especially to touch the lives of the people, because we are partners."
The Director of Youth Enterprise Development and Promotion in the Rivers State Ministry of Youth Development, Mr. Festus Ugwuzuo, said that the agricultural training initiative of the SPDC JV under the Ogoni Youth Entrepreneurial Scheme has come at a time when there is growing need to diversify Nigeria's economy. Brian Udoh, the training officer of Songhai Farm Rivers State said that the 60 trainees recorded 85 per cent success in the programme, which has equipped them to maximise the full value chain of each of their areas of specialisation.
Representatives of the trainees, Jane Jiala, Nkiken Nwafor and Hanson Nwidobie, thanked SPDC and their trainers for the opportunity given them to make a difference in their lives.
The trainees were given funds for land preparation, business take-off and implements relevant to their trades. Another payment will be made to them when their businesses have taken off. Using the findings of a baseline survey, SPDC JV designed the agricultural programme to include links to market and credit facilities as well as mentoring and monitoring services for the beneficiaries. As a result, SPDC JV has retained the services of consultants to mentor the young farmers for one year during which the first harvest and sale of crop and livestock would have taken place. At the end of the first year, the scheme beneficiaries will then be managed as part of the public agricultural extension services delivery.
Early this year, another set of 105 Ogoni youths graduated from Shell's flagship entrepreneurship programme, LiveWIRE, which was extended to Ogoniland in 2014, with the objective of raising living standards and reducing crude oil theft through the promotion of alternative livelihoods


Renewable Power :
The following are a couple of manners by which they can add to the improvement of Renewable Power: Bioenergy Creation: Photosynthesis is the premise of bioenergy creation. These yields can be changed over into biofuels like ethanol or utilized straightforwardly as biomass for intensity and renewable power.
Unlocking the Power of Photosynthesis
Opening the force of photosynthesis alludes to the continuous endeavors to upgrade and streamline this regular interaction to accomplish different objectives, for example, expanding crop efficiency, creating reasonable bioenergy sources, and moderating environmental change.
Hereditary Adjustment: Researchers are examining and controlling the qualities answerable to photosynthesis to upgrade its productivity. By adjusting qualities associated with light catch, carbon obsession, and energy transformation, specialists expect to foster plants that are all the more likely to use daylight and convert carbon dioxide all the more.
Bioengineering: Through bioengineering procedures, specialists are presenting new catalysts, proteins, or pathways into plants to upgrade their photosynthetic capacities. This can include consolidating parts from different creatures or making manufactured pathways to upgrade photosynthetic proficiency.
Photoprotection: Photosynthesis can be restricted by extreme light, which can harm the plant’s photosynthetic hardware.
Counterfeit Photosynthesis: Notwithstanding normal photosynthesis, researchers are additionally dealing with creating fake photosynthesis advances. These advancements are intended to copy the course of regular photosynthesis to straightforwardly change over daylight, water, and carbon dioxide into fuel or other helpful synthetic substances. Fake photosynthesis holds a guarantee as a sustainable power arrangement, as it might produce clean fills utilizing plentiful and promptly accessible assets.
Crops for what’s to come: Scientists are exploring elective yield species that might have more effective photosynthetic pathways. For instance, a few plants, for example, specific sorts of grasses, utilize an alternate type of photosynthesis called C4 photosynthesis, which is more effective in hot and dry conditions. By getting it and saddling these elective pathways, researchers desire to foster stronger and more useful yield assortments.
Understanding the Basics of Photosynthesis
“Photosynthesis Demystified” is not a particular term or idea that I know about. It is conceivable that it alludes to a book, article, or instructive asset that expects to make sense of the course of photosynthesis in a streamlined and open way. The expression “demystified” proposes that it intends to eliminate the intricacy and disarray frequently connected with the point.
Instructive assets with titles like “Photosynthesis Demystified” or comparative varieties can give a bit-by-bit clarification of the cycle and utilize clear language, visuals, and relationships to assist perusers and students with figuring out the major standards and components behind photosynthesis. These assets may likewise address normal misguided judgments and provide useful models or utilization of photosynthesis.
The Role of Chloroplasts
Chloroplasts assume a significant part during the time spent in photosynthesis, which is the transformation of light energy into compound energy in plants, green growth, and a few microorganisms. Chloroplasts are specific organelles tracked down in the cells of green plants and green growth. They contain a green shade considered chlorophyll that gives establishes their trademark green tone and empowers them to catch daylight.
The essential elements of chloroplasts are:
Light Assimilation: Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll particles that retain light energy from the sun.
Photosynthetic Responses: Inside the chloroplasts, photosynthesis happens in two principal organizations: the light-reliant responses and the light-free responses (otherwise called the Calvin cycle).
Carbon Obsession: In light-free responses, otherwise called the Calvin cycle, carbon dioxide from the climate is changed over into glucose (a sort of sugar). This cycle is worked with by catalysts and requires energy-rich atoms (ATP and NADPH) created in light-reliant responses.
Sugar Capacity and Digestion: Chloroplasts are engaged with the blend and capacity of sugars delivered during photosynthesis. Glucose and different sugars created in the chloroplasts can be utilized for energy creation or put away as starch for later use by the plant.
It’s vital to take note that while chloroplasts are essentially connected with photosynthesis, they additionally have different capabilities.
The Game-Changing Hack
Unveiling the Ingenious Hack
Assuming there have been particular leap forwards or shrewd hacks connected with photosynthesis since September 2021, I would prescribe alluding to logical distributions, news sources, or talking with specialists in the field for the most recent data.
Engineered upgrades allude to the utilization of manufactured science strategies to improve or improve natural cycles or creatures. With regards to photosynthesis, manufactured upgrades are expected to enhance and work on the effectiveness of regular photosynthetic interaction.
Hereditary Change: By controlling the qualities associated with photosynthesis, analysts can acquaint alterations by upgrading the proficiency of light assimilation, energy transformation, or carbon obsession. This can include presenting qualities from different life forms or adjusting existing qualities to upgrade photosynthetic execution.
Designing Carbon Concentration Instruments (CCMs): A few organic entities, like cyanobacteria, have CCMs that concentrate carbon dioxide around the protein, answerable for carbon obsession. Specialists are chipping away at designing or moving these CCMs to other photosynthetic living beings to further develop their carbon obsession productivity.
Upgrading Photosynthetic Pathways: Engineered scientific strategies empower the update of photosynthetic pathways to improve the proficiency of energy change and carbon obsession. This incorporates presenting new proteins, advancing chemical energy, or making manufactured pathways by and large.
Fake photosynthesis: Manufactured improvements can likewise include the advancement of counterfeit photosynthesis frameworks. These frameworks are expected to mirror the course of normal photosynthesis to straightforwardly change over daylight, water, and carbon dioxide into significant items like energizers or synthetics. Fake photosynthesis holds a guarantee as a reasonable and environmentally friendly power arrangement.
Bioengineering Photosynthetic Life forms: Scientists are investigating the design of photosynthetic organic entities to work on their photosynthetic productivity or to foster new photosynthetic living beings through and through. This can include presenting engineered parts, adjusting metabolic pathways, or upgrading the ability to catch and use light energy.
Implications of Renewable Power
Bioenergy Creation: Renewable Power and Photosynthesis is the premise of bioenergy creation. These yields can be changed over into biofuels like ethanol or utilized straightforwardly as biomass for intensity and renewable power age.
Fake Photosynthesis for Fuel Creation: Renewable Power: Manufactured upgrades to photosynthesis, especially in the field of counterfeit photosynthesis, hold a guarantee for the immediate creation of sustainable powers. Counterfeit photosynthesis frameworks plan to utilize daylight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce energy like hydrogen or hydrocarbons, giving a reasonable option in contrast to non-renewable energy sources.
Photovoltaic Frameworks: Photosynthesis fills in as the motivation for photovoltaic (PV) frameworks, which straightforwardly convert daylight into power utilizing sunlight-based chargers. Understanding the components of light catch and energy change in photosynthesis can educate the plan and advancement regarding more productive and financially savvy PV innovations.
By utilizing an overabundance of renewable power to influence photosynthesis, Renewable Power, plants can store energy as biomass or change over into compound energy-rich atoms for some time in the future. This can assist with tending to the irregular idea of renewable power sources and give a way to put away an overabundance of energy during seasons of low interest.
Carbon Sequestration: Photosynthesis assumes an essential part in relieving environmental change by retaining carbon dioxide from the air. By upgrading photosynthesis in plants or creating fake frameworks, more carbon dioxide can be sequestered, assisting with diminishing ozone-harming substance emanations and battling an Earth-wide temperature boost.
By outfitting the force of daylight and improving the effectiveness of energy change and carbon obsession, photosynthesis-based advances can assume a critical part in accomplishing a cleaner and more renewable power future.
Challenges and Future Prospects
While photosynthesis and its manufactured improvements hold incredible potential for sustainable power and different applications, there are a few provoking that should be tended to. Here are a few critical difficulties and future possibilities in this field:
Proficiency Upgrades: One of the essential difficulties is improving the productivity of photosynthesis. Normal photosynthesis has somewhat low transformation productivity, and endeavors are being made to work on the effectiveness of light catch, energy change, and carbon obsession. Manufactured upgrades, such as hereditary adjustments and pathway designing, mean to streamline these cycles and increments in general proficiency.
Asset Restrictions: Photosynthesis requires daylight, water, and carbon dioxide as data sources. Accessibility and admittance to these assets can be restricting elements, particularly in bone-dry locales or regions with unfortunate soil quality. Creating photosynthetic frameworks or creatures that can flourish in different ecological circumstances and use assets all the more effectively is vital.
Increasing: While photosynthesis works proficiently at the plant level, increasing photosynthetic advances for a huge scope of energy creation can challenge.
Guidelines and rules should be laid out to guarantee the capable and safe sending of engineered science methods, tending to expected changes and guaranteeing straightforwardness in innovative work.
Reconciliation with Existing Energy Foundation: To completely outfit the force of photosynthesis, the incorporation of photosynthetic innovations with existing energy frameworks should be thought of. This incorporates creating effective change advances, such as biofuel creation or fake photosynthesis frameworks, and coordinating them into the current energy lattice.
Future possibilities in the field of photosynthesis and manufactured improvements include:
Headways in Manufactured Science: Proceedings with progressions in engineered science strategies will empower more exact adjustments and design of photosynthetic organic entities. This will prompt the improvement of profoundly proficient and particular life forms that can catch and change over daylight into valuable items all the more.
Notwithstanding, without explicit settings or data about the source you are alluding to, giving a more itemized explanation is testing. If you are alluding to a specific asset or have more unambiguous inquiries concerning photosynthesis, I would be happy to help you further.
Crop Improvement: Photosynthesis is a principal cycle in plant development and efficiency. By utilizing manufactured upgrades, for example, hereditary designing and pathway enhancement, crop plants can be designed to work on photosynthetic productivity and execution.
Supplement The board: Photosynthesis is firmly connected to supplement take-up and use in plants.
Water The board: Productive water use is basic in horticulture, especially in areas confronting water shortages or dry season conditions. Coordinating photosynthesis into agribusiness includes creating crop assortments with improved water-use effectiveness through manufactured upgrades. These yields can keep up with high photosynthetic rates while limiting water misfortune through happening, hence further developing general crop efficiency in water-restricted conditions.
Environmental Flexibility: Environmental change presents huge difficulties for horticultural efficiency. Incorporating photosynthesis into horticulture can assist with creating environment-versatile harvests that can endure progressively factored natural circumstances.
Economic Escalation: Photosynthesis-based approaches can add to the idea of feasible heightening in farming. This can prompt decreased land and asset prerequisites, lower ozone-depleting substance emanations, and work on in general manageability of agrarian practices.
Crop Enhancement: Photosynthesis exploration can help with the improvement of elective harvest species or assortments that are appropriate for explicit conditions or specialty markets.
Accuracy Agribusiness: The incorporation of photosynthesis-related advances, like remote detection, imaging, and sensor-based checking, can empower the accuracy of horticulture rehearses. By surveying and upgrading photosynthetic execution progressively, ranchers can settle on informed choices on water systems, supplement applications, and harvest the executives, prompting more proficient asset usage and further developed crop yields.
Nonetheless, it is essential to guarantee dependable organization and moral contemplations, including tending to likely dangers, guaranteeing administrative consistency, and elevating information to ranchers for effective reception of these advancements in horticultural practices.
Conclusion: A Brighter, Sustainable Future
By utilizing the force of this regular cycle and applying creative procedures, we can address basic difficulties in sustainable power age, horticulture, and then some.
In agribusiness, coordinating photosynthesis into crop improvement and maintainable cultivating practices can reform food creation. By improving photosynthetic proficiency, enhancing supplement and water the board, and creating environmentally tough harvests, we can increment yields, monitor assets, and advance food security notwithstanding an evolving environment.
Upgrading the proficiency of photosynthesis, tending to adaptability issues, and guaranteeing dependable organization of manufactured science methods require progressing research, interdisciplinary joint efforts, and sound administrative systems.
Thus, we can construct a future that isn’t just controlled ordinarily’s splendor yet in addition agreeable with the planet we call home.
With proceeded with logical headways, mechanical developments, and aggregate endeavors, we can make ready for a more brilliant, economical future — a future where photosynthesis fills in as a directing light as we continue looking for a greener and more prosperous world.


- Does India import onion from Pakistan?
- How much do onions cost in India?
- Why is onion so expensive?
- Which country imports onion powder?
- Which country does Onion come from?
- Is onion export banned in India?
- Can we import onion in India?
- Why is there a shortage of onions in India?
- Which country is the largest exporter of onion?
- Which state is the largest producer of onion in India?
- Where does India import onion from?
- Why onions are costly in India?
- Does Australia import onions?
- Where do we import onions from?
- Which country is the largest producer of onion?
- Does Pakistan export onion to India?
- What does India import to Pakistan?
- Does India import potato?
Does India import onion from Pakistan?
New Delhi: The government has decided to import onions from ‘Pakistan, Egypt, China, Afghanistan or any other origin’, according to a Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation Limited notifications.
Earlier, in February India had hiked customs duty on all goods imported from Pakistan to 200%..
How much do onions cost in India?
Here’s why onion prices have surged to nearly ₹100/kgCitiesOnion prices per kg on October 23Delhi₹58Mumbai₹93Kolkata₹80Chennai₹836 days ago
Why is onion so expensive?
The crunch in onion supply has sent prices soaring with many places seeing an increase of nearly Rs 30-40 per kg. Heavy monsoons, low production have pushed onion prices to nearly Rs 80/kg in places.
Which country imports onion powder?
Detailed Import Data of onion powderDateHS CodeOrigin CountryApr 15 201607129090ThailandApr 07 201607122000ChinaMar 01 201607122000ChinaFeb 27 201673269099Indonesia17 more rows
Which country does Onion come from?
Onions have been variously described as having originated in Iran, the western Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. Traces of onions recovered from Bronze Age settlements in China suggest that onions were used as far back as 5000 BC, not only for their flavour, but the bulb’s durability in storage and transport.
Is onion export banned in India?
NEW DELHI: India on Monday prohibited the export of all varieties of onion except those cut, sliced or in powder form. “The export of all varieties of onion…is prohibited with immediate effect,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification.
Can we import onion in India?
The central government has given its approval to import of 36,090 metric tonnes of onions amid the ongoing supply crunch. … The country had last imported 1,987 tonnes of onion in FY16, which happens to be the only year India imported onions in the last five years.
Why is there a shortage of onions in India?
The crisis began in August 2019 when abnormally heavy monsoon rains damaged the kharif crop of onions. This led to low market arrivals, and thus, inflation in onion prices by Rs 8-10 per kg per week.
Which country is the largest exporter of onion?
NetherlandsSearchable List of Onions Exporting Countries in 2019RankExporterExported Onions (US$)1.Netherlands$815,232,0002.China$604,387,0003.India$364,660,0004.Mexico$356,008,0006 more rows•Sep 20, 2020
Which state is the largest producer of onion in India?
MaharashtraMaharashtra is the leading producer of onion in India with a production share of around 38 per cent. This is followed by Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka with 16 per cent and 12 per cent shares, respectively.
Where does India import onion from?
With onion prices continuing to rise, some importers have decided to import the commodity from Egypt, Iraq, Iran and Turkey, FE has learnt from traders in Nashik and Vashi.
Why onions are costly in India?
But why did onion prices rise this year? A drop in supply, due to heavy rains and flooding destroying the crop in large parts of India, and damaging some 35% of the onions stocks in storage, according to Nanasaheb Patil, director of the National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation.
Does Australia import onions?
Australia is a net exporter of fresh onions. In 2015, Australia exported 39,420 tonnes of fresh onions, with Belgium the biggest importer.
Where do we import onions from?
Loading Data…Sr No.CountryValue1U S A445.002U K229.003Malaysia181.004Germany173.009 more rows
Which country is the largest producer of onion?
World’s top 8 onion producing countriesChina. Production: 22,300,000 tonnes.India. Production: 19,299,000 tonnes. … The United States of America. Production: 3,159,400 tonnes. … Iran. Production: 2,381,551 tonnes. … Russia. Production: 1,984,937 tonnes. … Turkey. Production: 1,904,846 tonnes. … Egypt. Production: 1,903,000 tonnes. … Pakistan. Production: 1,660,800 tonnes. …
Does Pakistan export onion to India?
Pakistan’s annual onion yield is estimated at five to six million tonnes. Since exports to India began, onion prices in Pakistan’s retail markets surged from Rs 60 a kg to Rs 70 a kg. … Download The Economic Times News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News.
What does India import to Pakistan?
The main items India imports are fresh fruits, cement, petroleum products, bulk minerals and ores and finished leather. The major exports to Pakistan include raw cotton, cotton yarn, chemicals, plastics, manmade yarn and dyes.
Does India import potato?
At present, there is 30 per cent import duty on potatoes. … India produced 44.3 million tonnes of potatoes in 2013-14 crop year, down 2.3 per cent from the previous year.


|Item||Country of Origin||Beginning of harvest||End of harvest||Updates|
|Baby Corn||Thailand||Year round||Year round||Fewer raw materials are available due to farmers favoring other crops and heavy rains hurting the fields. Raw material costs are on the rise.|
|Tuna Albacore||Thailand||Year round||Year round||Catchings are struggling, keeping costing elevated.|
|Tuna Skipjack||Thailand||Year round||Year round||Catchings are robust, driving costs down. Current pricing is as low as we expect it to go.|
|Blended Oils||Varies||Year round||Year round||Timely rains will be needed if heat persists, and average rainfall is expected. Soybeans planted are ahead of the five-year average for the first time this 2022 season coming in at 94% planted.|
|Mushrooms||Holland||Year round||Year round||Crops in western Europe are poor with lower yields. Demand is high across retail and foodservice. Production costs—especially compost, packaging, and energy, have taken big jumps in cost. Higher replacement costs will be the story for the remainder of 2022 and into 2023.|
|Avocado||Mexico||Twice per year||March | October||Raw material is very tight and prices are up 35-45% percent on a per pound basis. Quality of fruit is marginal. Supply may be an issue until October when the next crop comes in.|
|Okra||El Salvador||March||June||Although farming costs are up substantially, we expect no issues with crops and supplies.|
|Quinoa||Peru||May||June||Difficulty in obtaining fertilizer and climate conditions have lessened yields in Peru. Other growing regions outside of the Andes have also suffered adverse climate conditions. This results in a lower global supply, which will place upward pressure on pricing.|
|Mango||Mexico||June||August||Mexico harvest has started and everything appears to be on track for a good crop with good yield and quality. Packers are not absorbing the major cost increases due to labor, packaging, and logistics which may impact pricing.|
|Jalapeno Peppers||Mexico||June||August||The largest jalapeño crop is starting. Growers are optimistic, but some challenges still exist regarding availability of fertilizers and insect control. Production cost per acre has increased substantially—a 20% increase vs 2021. There is limited inventory carryover from 2021, which will place pressure for quick delivery of the new crop production. Everyone is keeping an eye on the weather as it is predicted to be a rainy year. Heavy rains from a storm or hurricane during July or August in Chihuahua or during September in the Yucatan Peninsula will have direct consequences on the jalapeño crop.|
|Arborio/Carnaroli Rice||Italy||July||August||Increases in logistics, packaging materials, and energy costs are causing a significant increase in costs. In addition, suppliers are facing big cost increases in paddy rice, with peaks of +30% and +50% on all varieties.|
|Tomatillos||Mexico||June||August||Pricing for fresh tomatillos is expected to be higher than the ones packed early this year. Weather has delayed the crop and the affected yields are yet to be determined. Packers need to produce good volumes in order to carry inventory until spring of 2023.|
|Capers||Turkey||June||August||The new harvest has started in Morocco, Syria, and Turkey. There was little carryover for medium and large capers creating tight supply. Yields are projected to be down versus 2021, which will cause pressure for cost increases. Demand still remains strong.|
|Artichokes||Peru||July||October||Peru will begin harvest in July with much demand for their product after a down year in 2021. Key input costs are way up, including fertilizer, packaging, seedling costs, and ascorbic acid. Mother Nature appears to be providing good weather for solid crop yields.|
|Edamame/Mukimame||China||July||November||Though there are reports of adverse weather conditions reducing yields, plantings are higher than usual. We do not expect any shortages nor disurptions.|
|Caramelized Onions||Spain||September||February||There is a new crop of onions beginning in late September. There is, however, increased demand for onions in Europe due to higher demand for onion rings. Sunflower oil supply continues to be a larger issue due to the continuing Ukraine- Russia War. This will the major driver in costing going upwards.|
|Green Olives||Spain||October||December||High heat combined with limited rain is not a good recipe. Sizing of olives will be the most affected due to the lack of rain. There is hope for more rain in September to help increase the yields prior to harvesting. Final cost increases have not been determined but they are inevitable due to labor, energy, and packaging.|
|Olive Oil||Spain||November||March||Limited rain in May paired with high heat during critical flowering time has put the 2022 harvest projections low to medium. Producers are expecting higher prices because of projected low crop yields and small carryover from 2021 crop. There is a lack of fruity extra virgin olive oil available with strong demand for refined oils due to shortages on sunflower oil. Pomace remains at historically high costs. We do not expect cost relief for the remainder of 2022.|
|Kalamata Olives||Greece||January||March||The harvest concluded in late Q2 was smaller in tonnage than average, causing upward pressure on base cost. Finished goods were further impacted by increases on inputs throughout the production cycle—raw materials, transportation, brine ingredients, packaging, labor, etc. Despite the increases, demand continues to rise. Expect spot quotes later this year to be even higher. Despite these challenges, kalamata prices have been near decade lows since the fall of 2020 with current market prices more than 15% lower than 2 years ago.|
Global Freight costs into the west coast fell more than 30% in May, as east coast prices fell 20%. Both remain more than 35% higher than a year ago, but have returned to levels not seen since last summer. Transit times have steadily fallen by 12% since the start of 2022.
Climbing oil prices translate directly to higher diesel prices. U.S. diesel prices are up significantly from last year and are likely to go higher as sanctions are mounted against Russia, the third largest oil producer in the world.
In the US, warehouse space remains scarce and renewed rail backlogs are becoming a growing problem. There are fears that a new surge of containers once Shanghai reopens could once again lead to packed container yards.


Organic Medicinal Herb Cataloging and Small Scale Farming Project
The area of Jauja and its surroundings, due to its varied climate, its productive lands and the great variety of plants it has, offers us a series of medicinal herbs that the people of the area know very well, especially the elderly. This tradition of using, protecting and reproducing herbs has been lost with the introduction of modernity and chemical fertilizers. However, people are becoming aware of the need to reconnect with nature and to take all that it offers us, but at the same time they must become aware of the need to protect and respect it.
The present project seeks in the first place to reproduce the medicinal herbs of the area to offer them to the general population; It also seeks to protect the germplasm that has been depleted by uncontrolled urbanization and by the effects of climate; The project also seeks to offer an opportunity to obtain economic income through the production and sale of indigenous Andean medicinal herbs and finally it seeks to develop a plan to create an application at the service of the population that allows them to know all of the benefits of medicinal herbs including information on how they grow, where they grow and how they can acquire and use them.
Conserve and catalog the germplasm of medicinal herbs in the Jauja area
Provide an economic opportunity to farmers in the area
Plan the creation of an application to consult the health benefits of different medicinal herbs
Create a self-sustaining local market where small scale organic farmers can reproduce the medicinal herbs of the Jauja area to sell


Coffee beans are a vital part of the coffee brewing process, but this is obvious considering that is what coffee is made from. For some of us, coffee is an essential part of our morning or daily routine, but how much do we actually know about the beans that create our drinks? Keep reading to learn a bit about the different types!
The four most common types of coffee beans are: Arabica, Robusta (sometimes called Canephora), Liberica and Excelsa. Arabica and Robusta are the two most popular types of beans due to how common they are.
Arabica Coffee Beans
These coffee beans make up about 60% of the coffee in the world, and it is thought to be the first cultivated coffee bean. Arabica coffee originated from the highlands of Ethiopia, this type of coffee bean grows best at high altitudes and this is because the beans are very fragile. The ideal point for growing them is between two and six thousand feet above sea level, and in the wild these plants can grow up to 40 feet tall.
Robusta Coffee Beans
Canephora coffee beans, more commonly known as Robusta, make up about 40% of the world's coffee. It originated in central and western sub-Saharan Africa. Robusta coffee comes from the Canephora plant which is why some people know them as Canephora coffee beans. These beans grow at a low altitude, from sea level up to about 600 metres.
Compared to Arabica it is a more sturdy and rich, and is very highly immune to diseases and pests which often harm crops. This is due to its high caffeine content, it has about 2.7 percent caffeine per volume, which is a large bit more than Arabica. The high caffeine levels work as natural pesticides protecting the crop.
Robusta beans produce a grainy tasting coffee which has a bitterness to it. Espressos are the preferred way to enjoy Robusta coffee beans as they create a thicker crema than arabica beans, an even with it's high caffeine content it still has a smooth taste to it. Once the coffee is brewed correctly you can enjoy a delicious coffee drink to your liking.
Liberica Coffee Beans
Liberica is one of the rarest coffee beans around, accounting for 1.5 percent or less of coffee grown commercially. It was first grown in western and central Africa, and then was first commercially grown in the Philippines. The majority of our Liberica coffee beans come from South Asia. Due to how rare it is, Liberica is much more pricey than arabica and Robusta coffee beans. The beans are also significantly larger than arabica and Robusta beans.
The Liberica coffee bean tree is larger than the coffee Arabica tree and more sturdy. Liberica coffee has a very unique taste of some sweet citrus and bitter chocolate flavours, and has very low acidity. Now, it would be difficult to enjoy a cup of coffee brewed from low quality Liberica beans, it would taste somewhat woody, earthy and harsh. But if you do manage to get your hands on high quality Liberica beans you will be in for a treat.
Excelsa Coffee Beans
The Excelsa coffee beans account for about 7 percent of the words commercially grown coffee beans. The Excelsa coffee beans was classified as a member of the Liberica family in 2006, but these two beans are in fact very different. It was re-classified because it grows at similar altitudes to Liberica an has the same shape as the Liberica beans. Excelsa coffee beans are cultivated in Southeast Asia today but it was discovered in Central Africa.
As it is now a member of the Liberica familly, many producers sell Liberica coffee beans under the label 'Excelsa'. This has allowed farmers to lose incentive to produce high quality Excelsa beans as they do not need to. This has led to a decrease in the quality of Excelsa coffee beans which is a shame.


For new and less experienced exhibitors.
A Worcester Show Trophy will be awarded to the winner of Novice Vegetable & Fruit class section.
|Class 501||A seasonal display of three different kinds of vegetable or salad veg
|Class 502||Any combination of fruits on a platter of your choice
|Class 503||Display of cut herbs in individual containers. Herbs should be labelled.
Please read section rules very carefully. Failure to comply may lead to disqualification.
- All exhibits must be the property of, and cultivated by, the exhibitor.
- Roots of non-root vegetables must be gently washed clean, and should be no more than 100mm (4”) long.
- All root vegetables should be cleaned gently, with tops trimmed to no more than 75mm (3”)
- Exhibitors must provide their own plates, baskets etc.
- An exhibitor may enter up to two entries per class.
- Name the variety of the exhibit; if the variety is unknown then the exhibit should be marked “unknown”.
- Vegetables & Fruit should be displayed as described in Section 3 Vegetable & Fruit and will be judged as per the RHS Horticultural Show Handbook.
- Entrants into Novice Vegetables and Fruit mustn’t have won any first prize in any class in Section 3 Vegetables and Fruit in any previous Worcester Show.
- Any entrant who has won a total of three or more first prizes in the Novice Vegetables and Fruit Section in previous years will no longer be considered a novice and may no longer enter this section.
Judges will look for meritorious and defective features. The Worcester Show aims to encourage the competitive spirit amongst amateurs. Therefore the ‘professional’ judging using a points system will not be used but Judges can refer to ”The RHS Horticultural Show Handbook”.
Notes compiled by Bill Simpson, Worcester Flower Show, Fruit & Vegetable Judge.


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Owner of Nova Scotia wineries looking for potential grape growers on The Rock
After all, it is known as The Rock, with its unpredictable weather and lingering fog banks, so it’s hard to picture a luscious vineyard and vines loaded with bunches of grapes. Not so, says Nova Scotia wineries owner Carl Sparkes. He says there are areas of the island well suited to successful wine-grape production and he hopes to partner with those willing to try. Read the full article: http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2015-04-13/article-4109979/A-grape-Newfoundland-story/1
Some people might chuckle over a glass of wine at the thought that the grapes that wine came from were grown in Newfoundland.


SuperLeaf™ Moringa donates profits to Organics 4 Orphans™ (O4O), the not-for-profit organization we founded 10 years ago to help the world’s poorest communities grow health organically.
It all started in 2004, when CEO Linda Bolton and her husband, Dale, traveled to Malawi, Africa. There they discovered the enormity of the orphan crisis; tens of millions of orphans across Africa left vulnerable by AIDS.
Dale and Linda agreed: they would work together to grow their natural health company, and the profits would go to orphans in Africa.
Orphanages alone won't solve the problem in Africa. Even orphans with a home are often malnourished, unable to thrive and meet their full potential. That's because orphanages and adoptive families typically don’t have the resources to provide enough food – let alone enough nutritious food. The children subsist on simple, inexpensive starches, low in vitamins, minerals, proteins and healthy fats.
To solve this problem, the Boltons founded O4O.
The method is organic because we know that organic produce is more nutritious, preserves the environment, and organic growing is affordable for poor communities. O4O teaches people to grow nutritious food without pesticides, chemical fertilizers or other expensive - and damaging - industrial inputs.
At the cost of about $10 a year per person, O4O can transform an orphanage or a struggling community. Before the gardens, hunger and illness is the norm, but when things get growing, whole communities become strong and resilient.
As a company we donate all profits after business expenses to O4O. It’s the commitment we made from the start.
By supporting SuperLeaf™ Moringa, you are not only making the right choice for your health, you’re becoming a partner in our global movement for change.
It was through Dale and Linda’s work in Africa that we discovered Moringa oleifera.
In Kenya, the Boltons found that among the poor and malnourished, those who used Moringa regularly:
The results are amazing, but not surprising. For centuries, this ‘miracle tree’ has been revered as a Superfood and natural medicine, and in ancient Ayurvedic medicine Moringa is prescribed as a solution for over 300 conditions.
Today, O4O teaches people to grow Moringa and use it daily as food and medicine: fresh and dried, as a tea, in smoothies, soups and porridge.
We’re thrilled that The World’s Most Nutritious Leaf is making a difference in lives overseas and here, in Canada.


Spices are an essential part of Asian food and are also widely used in different parts of world. Did you know that you can grow different spices at home? Shocking right!
It happens with most of us that when we are cooking something and check our cabinet for a particular spice we need to add and realize that we are out of it. And this not even the worst part. The worst part is that we can’t even go out to the supermarket at that very moment to procure it. Sadly, we look for an alternate spice to get our recipe ready.
Now imagine how convenient it would be that whatever spice you need, you have to go to your garden or the balcony to pluck it and use it in your recipe.
Here are five basic spices that can be grown at home in the garden or even in small pots in your balcony. Let’s start.
Ginger is one of the most common ingredients used in all kinds of Asian foods. You can grow ginger by filling a large tub with pot soil mix. Put 5 to 6 small pieces of ginger and press them firmly inside the soil. Keep the tub in the sunlight for a day and water it. When the soil turns dry, dig the ginger out and shift the plant into a wider pot along with the roots.
Turmeric is mostly used in foods for its bright yellow color and sharp and spicy flavor. Turmeric is mostly used in a dried, powdered form; therefore, planting this can be challenging. All you need to do is fill a wide pot with soil and stick the turmeric pieces in it. Make sure that it gets plenty of direct sunlight and water. You would notice big leaves emerging in a week or so.
Coriander can used both as an herb and as a spice. Coriander plant can be grown any time of the year and can grow very quickly. You just need a wide pot and fill it with potting mix. Sow the coriander seeds deep into the soil and place it directly in the sunlight. Water every day to keep the soil moist. Now you have fresh coriander is just a step away!
Cumin – Zeera
Cumin seeds is used in a powder form and is used regularly in Asian foods. Sow the cumin seeds in a large pot with potting mix and keep the soil moist. The plant takes time to grow but can grow a little faster is proper light and heat are given. It takes four months to harvest after the flowers turns into elongated seeds. The cumin seeds can also be ground into a powder form to use it in recipes.
Paprika (Surkh Mirch)
This red and mildly hot spice is used in mainly Italian and Chinese cuisines. To grow this spice at home, you need an extraordinarily wide area right under the sun. All you need to do is sow the seeds into a moist and rich potting mix. Make sure there is only a single seed in one pot. You need at least nine to ten plants to get the paprika powder. When the chilies get a bright red color, only then you can harvest and enjoy the spice.
I know these spices are available at any supermarket or general store near you, bit I suggest you try growing them at home. This way, you can save a lot of money in the long run, and also you would never run out of spices. Happy gardening!


Agricultural, Forestry and Bioindustry Biotechnology and Biodiscovery
Food security, crop protection, biodiversity, and human and environmental health are among the main needs and concerns of modern society. Biotechnology and life sciences represent constantly evolving areas that are key for the rational use of natu- ral resources. These resources are indispensable for the development of society. This book presents memoirs of the IV International Biotechnology and Biodiversity Congress held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2018, as extent works and reviews on the trend of agricultural and forestry biotechnology, molecules and materials biodiscov- ery, ethnomedicine, environmental impact, and bioindustry research. Many of these topics are described from the Latin American perspective and show how the biodi- versity and ancient knowledge of its countries are key for worldwide sustainable development. This book aims to present the latest scientific research on topics such as food security, crop protection, biodiversity, bioindustry, and human and environ- mental health solutions.
This book departs from traditional biotechnology or a congress proceeding book. It is the first that integrates the knowledge gained from analyses of the works pre- sented at the Congress, by having expert present their ideas as to the trend involved. Latin America has unique importance for the world. Most Latin American countries are rich in biodiversity that encompasses huge genetic resources and invaluable knowledge for the future welfare of society. The book allows this unique knowledge to be available to a broader audience. Since most of Latin America’s scientific research stays hidden from the global scientific community because of linguistic barriers and shortage of funds, this book permits this knowledge to be disseminated and known. The book also provides insights into the scientific bases of traditional knowledge recovered from Latin America’s ancient cultures. Ancient knowledge had guided us into discovering promising new materials and drugs and will continue to do so. Finally, this compilation incorporates the shared vision between industry needs and academia, closing the link between the main actors in countries’ development.
Biotechnology is a valuable tool for the study of various plant processes in the twenty-first century. It is expected that biotechnology, in combination with other disciplines such as physiology and biochemistry, provides extraordinary solutions in classical plants genetic improvement programs. The integration of all these disci- plines will make it possible to develop genotypes with better development and growth and tolerance to various biotic and abiotic stresses derived from the already visible scenery of climate change. In addition, thanks to biotechnology, we can expand the products obtained from plant species, increasing the economic and sus- tainable opportunities in the era of bioeconomy.
Thanks to all the chapter authors of this book for generously sharing the results of their research. Thanks also to ESPOL University, Biotechnological Research Centre of Ecuador (CIBE), the scientific committee of the IV International Congress of Biotechnology and Biodiversity, and to BIOALI-CYTED (P117RT0522) for cre- ating the framework so that the authors of this book could work together in the area of biotechnology to provide solutions that ultimately result in economic and, of course, social benefits.
Paloma Moncaleán, PhD
Coordinator of BIOALI-CYTED NET (117RT0522)


There has been much discussion over the past decade regarding grain vs. grass-fed beef. Forbes reports that the “demand for grass-fed beef has grown at an annual rate of 25-30 percent for the past decade at the same time that per capita beef consumption for traditional beef products continues to decline.” Increasing in popularity, Merchants had a mission to find the best tasting, consistently superb, bold and beefy grass-fed products for our customers. Silver Fern Farms met that criteria. Purchased from Marx Imports, Silver Fern Farms provides 100% 365 days/year pasture raised free range Black Angus beef from New Zealand.
Whereas grain-finishing became popular in the American beef industry in the 1940’s, New Zealand “grass” has always been far more economical in raising cattle. “It just grows, and on those pastures graze the world’s best grass-fed beef.” The New Zealand climate is ideal for year-round grazing with temperature ranges from 50 degrees to 60.9 degrees Fahrenheit. The abundance of sunshine coupled with the correct amount of rainfall, produces ideal grazing pastures.
New Zealand family farms, some for eight generations, are the experts on raising cattle on grass. They have improved their knowledge of soil, grass cultivation, herd breeding genetics all to make their beef taste better with a darker, richer color. Consistent quality cattle produced all year is then consistently cut to produce top quality beef products every time.
Other important facts regarding the Silver Fern Brand are:
- No hormone or antibiotic growth promotants
- Use of GMO’s is illegal in New Zealand
- Certified Halal
- Lower in Saturated Fat
Merchants Market carries a line of Silver Fern Farms products including the following cuts: Flap Meat, Ribeye Roll, Tenderloin, Sirloin Flap Steak in 6z, 8z and 10z portions, 14z Ribeye Steak, 14z Strip Steak, and 6z and 8z Tenderloin Steak. Some of these products are stocked and some can easily be special ordered.
Stand out from your competition and put these top-quality products on your menu or specials board. Contact your Merchants Sales Associate for more details.


Do you have a fresh-cut Christmas tree this year? According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the average tree sells for $75 and it’s a $7.5 million dollar business in Virginia. John Carroll, vice president of the Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association says this year’s crop has had good growth, produces good color, and due to all the rain, is well-hydrated. Some growers admit they are unable to keep up with the demand. Those in the business require 6-years to produce a first crop.
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Blokgarden is a Finnish company which has been founded in 2020. It is a Tampere-based company that aims to help people grow food in an urban environment.
They provide hardware as well as many other tools for urban plant growers. For example, Blokgarden offers readymade growboxes that make urban farming as simple as following a few simple instructions. Also, they provide seedlings that help people who want to grow plants in an urban setting do it much more easily.
Moreover, the company helps its plant growers achieve great crops in an easier manner by providing them with instructions and tasks for their plants through an app.
Urban plant growing is a quite popular endeavour and it is getting more popular over time. Not only do indoor plants provide food for growers in small batches, but they also offer incredible design options for homes. Therefore, people who grow plants in urban environments create a decent market for developments in this area.
People who grow food in their homes need tools and methods to make this process easier and better in many other ways. Blokgarden helps such people with the products and services it offers.
A team of gardeners with business experience dedicated to helping urban farmers
While urban farmers and amateur plant growers need a lot of help in many ways, it took people with the same kind of interest to understand the difficulties in this area. So, the brilliant minds behind Blokgarden are people who are interested in urban farming as well, just like the people they are helping right now.
The team of Blokgarden is made up of seven people, who are gardeners with business skills in many different areas. All of them have a great passion for growing food. As a result of this, they felt that there is an opportunity to help other urban farmers and make a business out of it.
As the company supports urban farmers in this endeavor, it also aims to make the world a more sustainable place as well. According to Blokgarden, traditional agriculture has reached its peak and crop amounts are not growing. In fact, factors like climate change, droughtiness, and soil erosion have been making many areas non-arable in the last two decades.
Urban food production and new cultivation techniques may be the answer to feeding our growing population. The company aims to enable people and communities for uncentralized farming. In this way, it offers a more sustainable solution to the growing global need for food.
Blokgarden and its collaboration with the Urban Tech program
In the future, the company may bring great solutions to problems that we face in urban food production. Right now, however, it is mainly focused on creating a change in its immediate environment. For example, Blokgarden can gray areas in Helsinki to green and bring food production where people are. Therefore it can help Helsinki become cleaner and more sustainable.
Moreover, the company hopes to get support from the City of Helsinki for setting up its gardens around the city and parks. Besides the company has joined the Urban Tech Helsinki program and has found the program to be very useful and inspiring for developing its concept.
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When it involves picking fresh produce, it’s all also easy to enter into a rut. With the globalization of farming, seasonal vegetables and fruit are a distant memory. Fresh fruit and vegetables can be flown right into our neighborhood supermarkets from around the globe, as well as we are no more subjected to the seasonal limitations enforced by Nature. Strawberries in January? Not a problem! Oranges in July? It’s the same!
Those who promote acquiring as well as consuming just locally grown fresh vegetables and fruit usually talk from a position of lowering carbon discharges from planes, trains, as well as trucks used to move create all over the world. Others buy locally due to the fact that they wish to minimize our reliance on big agribusiness and also instead support little farms near where they live. While both perspectives stand, there are four other wonderful disagreements for buying and food preparation vegetables and also fruits that are grown locally: diversity, flavor, cost, as well as nourishment.
When produce is offered year-round, we often tend not to trying out seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables. If zucchini is always front and also facility, we can quickly overlook the pattypan and also yellow crookneck summer season squashes, or the dense butternut as well as acorn squashes of the winter months. In a similar way, why try persimmons, kiwifruit, or quince if seedless grapes are very easy to buy and also always readily available? Eating seasonal produce not only produces an understanding of the shifting periods, however likewise challenges us to broaden our cooking horizons as well as try brand-new methods for food preparation vegetables.
Although much of us grew up and also live far from farming locations, anybody who has actually ever plucked an apricot from a tree and also tasted the warmth of the sun in addition to the pleasant juiciness of the fruit knows that seasonal fruit and vegetables has greatly a lot more flavor than vegetables and fruit that are flown in as well as kept in fruit and vegetables stockrooms. There is much chest thumping and regreting about just how Americans don’t consume adequate fresh vegetables and fruit, yet few acknowledge that flavor is all frequently sacrificed for look. In lots of circumstances, strains are grown for their capacity to stand up to transportation as well as for a consistent look; in various other situations, transport times determine that fruits need to be plucked when they’re eco-friendly, avoiding them from establishing the robust taste that nature meant. Simply assume – when was the last time you enjoyed the tender juiciness of a vine-ripened tomato or the succulence of a ripe pineapple just off the plant?
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Agriculture plays a significant role in the economy of a country. Agriculture is essential for the survival of human beings, and that is because it provides us with some essential products and further on some important bi-products are made from these. It basically includes the cultivation of plants, breeding and taking care of livestock, and fish for domestic consumption. Agriculture helps us in the production of food, shelter, clothing and accessories.
Countries With Highest GDP in Agriculture:
Following is the list of countries where the agriculture has the highest GDP countries as per the facts and figures of 2017 as per CIA:
|Sr. No||Country||Agriculture GDP Percentage|
|1||Sierra Leone||60.7% (2017 est.)|
|2||Somalia||60.2% (2017 est.)|
|3||Chad||59% (2017 est.)|
|4||Comoros||49.5% (2017 est.)|
|5||Niger||41.5% (2017 est.)|
|6||Guinea Bissau||44.1% (2017 est.)|
|7||Mali||40.9% (2017 est.)|
|8||Liberia||36.1% (2017 est.)|
|9||Ethiopia||35.8% (2017 est.)|
|10||Solomon Islands||34.3% (2017 est.)|
Sierra Leone With Highest Agriculture GDP Percentage:
Sierra Leone is a country where agricultural GDP is highest, i.e. 60.7% as per the studies of 2017. Agriculture along with forestry and fishing play an essential role in the economy of Sierra Leone and has much of agricultural assets to support the country itself and also to export it to other to other countries. Rice and Cassava are the essential harvests in the region and adding to that coffee, coffee, oil palm and cashew nuts are the major crops in Sierra Leone. The country also has to face many agricultural losses, and there are many reasons behind that. These reasons include lack of better imports, shortage of labor, and post-harvest losses. The land is also getting degraded, and the act of deforestation has also resulted in degrading the fertility of soil which hinders the agricultural development in the country.
USAID also supports the agriculture in the country, and they provide loans to provide private investments for agriculture. They are working on strengthening the relational between the farmer and the market to produce a better agricultural outcome, and they also grant lands to small medium and large scale enterprises to help the people and the economy of the country to alleviate poverty in the region. The thing is that poverty in this region hinders in the way of perfect architectural plans in the area. Men, women and children, all are promoted to play their role in agricultural growth in the country.
Somalia is the country that comes second on the list of most agriculturally dependent countries. The agriculture is the field that makes up more than 60% of the entire GDP as per the facts and figures of 2017. The land of the country is arid, and approximately 1.6% of the total land area of the country is used for agriculture. The commonly adopted agricultural activity is pastor farming in which the farmers use livestock. Bananas are one of the most important crops in Somalia. In 1990 more than 110,000 tons of bananas were yielded. Adding to that some other cash crops are also cultivated here. Sugarcane is the most important one in them. The war in the country has caused many problems out here. It has led to a decline in production through agriculture.
Problems In Countries With Better Agricultural GDP Percentage:
The thing that is common in all the countries in which agriculture is feasible and has high GDP in the overall figure is that these countries don’t’ have a stable economy and if we look into the list of countries that are agriculturally sufficient, they have poverty as a common factor. So the thing is that government should pay heed towards the agricultural improvements in the country to promote it and it should take radical steps to strengthen the relationship between the farmer and market in order to produce a better position in the international market.
Countries that produce the most Food:
Food is a basic necessity, and every human being on earth needs some form of food to stay alive. But there are only some nations in the world that actually have a better agricultural system for the production of food. The reason is that a vast amount of land is required for cultivating crops. Some countries that produce the most food are actually the ones that cover a large area.
The United States has been the superpower in the production of food. This is because the agriculture system here is quite balanced to feed the massive population and also export the agricultural products to the rest of the world. India is also one of the nations where production is much high but as the population of the country is quite high. SO most of the produced goods are consumed within the country itself.
China also produces a vast amount, but most of its production is consumed by its own population as it is a country with a quite dense population. The fourth country that produces the most food is Brazil. The widely produced crops here include sugar cane, soybeans and beef.
Russia is also a huge country, but it’s not on the list of countries that produce most food. It is in fact, the nation in the world and has the ninth largest population. But the reason why it cannot produce a massive amount of food is that most of the land in the nation is not suitable for cultivation. The land is not farmable. Another thing that gets in the way is the climate of the country. The weather is harsh as it is located in the north.
China: Producing Most Food Through Agriculture:
China is first on the list. The country is one of the largest one in the world and also has a vast population. China is also known to be the largest producer of tobacco in the world. If we compare it to the other nations, China is not only the most abundant produce, but it is also the biggest consumer and importer. The land out here is mostly mountainous and arid. But on the bright side, some of the land in the eastern and southern region is quite adequate for agriculture. The nation has a large workforce of more than 315 million people.
Some crops that are found in abundance in China. These include broccoli, peanuts, pumpkins, watermelons, onions, cabbage, rice, potatoes, wheat, tomatoes, grapes, pears, apples, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, plums, green beans, eggplant, honey, goat, sheep and some other agricultural products.
India is one of the developing nations in the world. The nation produces more amount of calorie-containing products. It is the second largest producer of food in the world. The food produced by the nation is mostly used within the country itself. Adding to that the population of India is increasing rapidly and because of that there is a need for much more food. The experts state that if the population of the nation goes on increasing like that, it will become one of the most populous countries in the world.
The birth rate right now is quite high, and that also points out to the crisis in the future.
The United States:
The US is not only one of the largest producers of food through agriculture and livestock but it the most efficient producer. The workforce in the United States is not that much as China, but the nation has much larger production as compared to its labor. Food is produced in almost all parts of the nations. The lead producing states in America are Illinois, Iowa, California, Nebraska and Texas.
America is the largest exporter of food in the market as it supplies tons and tons of food to many countries across the world. The food produced through agriculture is utilized by its own population also. The farming out here is quite productive. Many research programs also look up for ways and means to produce better crops. This is the reason why the US dominated the export market of food. Due to the advancements in farming methods, the production rate in the country has doubled after the cold war.
Brazil is the fourth largest producer of food in the world. Most of this food is produced here through agriculture. Brazil is also one of the largest producers of tobacco in the world. More than 30% of the total land of Brazil is used for cultivation. Most of the land is used for cultivating soybeans, coffee, sugarcane, and corn. Some minor crops of Brazil also include pineapples, oranges, papaya and coconuts.