Meros presents overview of agricultural opportunities in the Russian Far East
Meros presented an overview of the agricultural opportunities in the Russian Far East at a seminar on September 13 held by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and hosted at Nomura Research Institute. Japanese industry players and government authorities are watching Russian Far East development closely and over 40 participants from Japanese […]
Italy’s Valpolicella has no lack of young winemakers ready to continue its exports
We never know exactly where we will find the agriculture stories that can inspire new ways of looking at food chain challenges and common problems. Food value chains are both intensely local and also deeply entwined with global trends, meaning that insights from one country are very likely relevant to many others. We’ve seen fishery […]
Meros shares green tea industry insights on NHK's Biz Buzz Japan
Meros is back on this season’s Biz Buzz Japan on NHK World. This time Meros' Global Markets director Lucia Vancura discusses the Japanese green tea industry and export marketing challenges with tea expert and certified tea instructor Oscar Brekell, and host Jon Kabira. Green tea exports from Japan have doubled over the past decade to […]
Bees, Wines and Rice: Three Japanese Agtech Start-ups to Watch
At the recent Nikkei Ag/Sum Agritech Summit, Tokyo welcomed agtech and food tech start-ups from around the world to exhibit and present. However, some of the highlights were Japan’s own homegrown start-ups, who may have gotten less attention because less information was available in English. In the global agtech universe, if you mention Japan, the […]
View from Japan: Where is Agtech Investment Headed?
The May 23-25 Ag/Sum Agritech Summit in Tokyo brought together start-ups, agtech consulting and investors from overseas with start-ups, food and agri-industrial companies, IT companies, banks, government representatives from Japan. This was the third start-up event organized by Nikkei, and this time it focused on agtech and “the ways that disruptive technology is fusing with […]
Meros talks wagyu beef industry on NHK’s Biz Buzz Japan
Meros Global Markets Director Lucia Vancura will be appearing on this season’s Biz Buzz Japan (NHK World) episode Wagyu: The Business of Japanese Beef, joined by chef and food blogger Marc Matsumoto and hosted by Jon Kabira. The term wagyu is increasingly known in international markets as a type of beef developed in Japan. Wagyu, […]
Start-ups targeting farmers stand out among African start-ups
Thomson Reuters has announced the finalists for its African Startups Challenge, a competition seeking top start-ups that make a good investment or partnership opportunity for Thomson Reuters and its customers. 7 of the 14 finalists were entrepreneurs directly targeting small farmers. The finalists have innovations in fields such as in Agri-tech, Big data analytics, Blockchain, […]
Bulgaria’s Spice Trade Slowly Opening to New Flavors
Meros consultant Tina Peneva investigated Bulgaria’s spice market for the Bacchus magazine to identify recent trends in the market. Bulgaria is a small yet important player in the global spice market, estimated at USD 13 billion. Bulgaria’s strategic geographic location has made it one of the important hubs for spice distribution in Eastern Europe. Bulgaria’s […]
NHK’s World’s Episode Highlights Agtech in Japan and Kenya
Meros’ Lucia Vancura recently appeared as a panelist on NHK World’s BizBuzz Japan episode on agribusiness, discussing the trends in ag tech, food innovation and the rise of “telephone farming” in Kenya, together with economist Jasper Kohl and NHK host Jon Kabira. Topics included innovations and business ideas that can address the rising global demand […]
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