Miller Magazine Issue: 142 October 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic brought issues such as agriculture, nutrition, food safety and security to the top of the agenda. Therefore, with the pandemic, many countries decided to restrict exports of agricultural products, particu- larly 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 stra- tegic significance of agriculture and food is increasing. Protectionism and food nationalism are on the rise. For example, grain exporting countries are imposing quotas and additional taxes on exports to secure their own needs and balance the domestic market. Countries now prefer to keep larger amounts of grain stocks. It is concerned that such measures may create supply and demand shocks in the short term in agricultural production, food manufacturing, sup- ply 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 seven years this year demonstrates how accurate this warning is. In this new period, there is no doubt that the use of technology in agricul- ture 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 spraying, planting and harvesting. Drone tech- nology, sensors and remote sensing systems will become more and more widespread in the agricultural world. The significance of e-commerce in the agriculture and food industries will increase. It is also necessary for the flour milling sector to keep pace with this trans- formation. With the development of technology, the era of self-determining and self-assessing production facilities, in which all components of machin- ery communicate with each other, is starting. In this regard, the opening of Bühler’s first Mill E3 in England is a milestone in the development of the industry. It will be a key staging post in the journey to the smart mill and an example for others to follow. editor Namık Kemal PARLAK millermagazine company/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 Burcu Çetin Ebru Ildan Sevin 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 Prof. Dr. Harun Dıraman Asst. Prof. M. Kürşat Demir Asst. Prof. Halef Dizlek Asst. Prof. Mustafa Erbaş Publication Type Periodic (Monthly) Printing - Baskı İhlas Gazetecilik A.Ş. Merkez Mah. 29 Ekim Cad. No: 11 A 41 Yenibosna-Bahçelievler-İstanbul Tel: 0212 454 30 00 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 A clear pathway for the milling industry