Miller Magazine Issue: 135 March 2021

Pandemic and future of agriculture The earth-shattering Covid-19 crisis brought issues such as agri- culture, nutrition, food safety and security to the top of the agenda. Therefore, with the pandemic, many countries decided to restrict exports of agricultural products, particularly grains. The world is now more interested in agriculture, food, climate change and drought. The pandemic showed that nothing in the world is more important than feeding people and living things and their survival. After the pandemic, we can say that we are in a new era where the strategic significance of agriculture and food is increasing. Pro- tectionism and food nationalism are on the rise. For example, grain exporting countries are imposing quotas and additional taxes on ex- ports to secure their own needs and balance the domestic market. The most recent and biggest example of this is Russia. Countries now prefer to keep larger amounts of grain stocks. It is concerned that such measures may create supply and de- mand shocks in the short term in agricultural production, food man- ufacturing, supply chain and access to food. The UN warns that restrictions on trade in agriculture and food will make it difficult for the world's poor population to access food. The fact that prices of grain, particularly wheat, are the highest of the last 6 years this year demonstrates how accurate this warning is. In this new period, there is no doubt that the use of technolo- gy in agriculture will increase. The restriction of human movements due to the pandemic and the shrinkage of workforce opportunities will increase the demand for technology. Technology-intensive work will be carried out in many areas, particularly in agricultural spray- ing, planting and harvesting. Drone technology, sensors and remote sensing systems will become more and more widespread in the agri- cultural world. The significance of e-commerce in the agriculture and food industries will increase. editor Namık Kemal PARLAK company/millermagazine millermagazine millermagazine Parantez Publishing and Congress Ltd. Gökevler Mah. 2312 Sok. No:16/37 Ginza Corner Plaza, Esenyurt / İstanbul - TURKEY T. +90 212 347 31 64 F. +90 212 212 02 04 www.millermagazine.com info@millermagazine.com On Behalf of Parantez Publishing and Congress Ltd., Owner Zübeyde Kavraz Responsible Manager Namık Kemal Parlak Editor-in-Chief Namık Kemal Parlak Editors Mustafa Yağmurlu Cemalettin Kanaş Sales and Marketing Ahmet Açıkgöz Burcu Çetin Art Director and Visual Design Alparslan Murat Aysu Corporate Communications Ahmet Hamdi Annaç Consultancy Board Ali İhsan Özkaşıkçı, Chairman of AUSD Mesut Çakmak, Chairman of GUSAD Erhan Özmen, GUSAD Honorary Chairman Bekir Bağış, Chairman of Çukurova Flour Industrialists Association Hasan Özmermer, Board Member of Özmermer Flour Derviş Toprak Mehmet Şerif Gültay Referee and Scientific Advisory Board Prof. Dr. Mustafa Bayram Prof. Gustavo Sosa Prof. Dr. Hazım Özkaya Asst. Prof. M. Kürşat Demir Asst. Prof. Halef Dizlek Asst. Prof. Harun Dıraman Asst. Prof. Mustafa Erbaş Publication Type Periodic (Monthly) Printing - Baskı AT İSTANBUL TEKNİK OFSET MATB. SAN. TİC. LTD. ŞTİ. Litros Yolu 2. Matbaacılar Sitesi 1NA6/8 Topkapı-Zeytinburnu-İSTANBUL 0212 501 45 15 All copyrights belong to Parantez Publishing. © May not be used without permission. Responsibility of the ads belongs to the advertisers. ISSN 2718-031X Copyright Page