We argue overcoming the reticence induced by the wartime (WW1) expulsion and extermination of Anatolia’s Christians is necessary for a correct assessment of Turkey’s developmental performance. To this effect we investigate the drivers of pre-WWI commercial agriculture in Turkey using the...

Value chain consists of stakeholders and their collective actions including input and support services for production, marketing and distribution of the product till it reaches the final consumer under enabling environment. In the recent years, value chain is gaining momentum particularly in the...

During 1953-1955, the American agricultural economist Marion Clawson advised the Government of Israel (GOI) as a member of the Economic Advisory Staff (EAS), a group of American economists invited by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Clawson, a protégé of John D. Black and Mordecai Ezekiel, was...

The transition from multi-ethnic, multi-confessional Ottoman Empire into present day Turkey was unusually violent and destructive. It involved the annihilation of indigenous Christian populations and the loss of agricultural, artisanal and commercial know-how accumulated over centuries. We...

This paper relates the story of the massive milk smuggling that occurred in Pennsylvania border towns during the 1950s and 1960s, and reports on more recent smuggling that occurred between Hong Kong and mainland China

Considering the fact that its existence is abundant while maintaining the ability to generate freshwater while burning, methane hydrates have been classified as sources of sustainable energy. China currently maintains an international role in developing technology meant to explore offshore...

Some predictions fail to recognize that, after a significant adjustment, China’s economy will almost certainly rebound strongly. The question is how significant that adjustment will be and how protracted will policy responses make the correction.Set against a weak global backdrop, we have to...

COVID-19 is a Pandemic disease spreads from Wuhan, China, to all over the world since late December 2019. At present, there is no drugs and vaccine available for this disease. It is the most recently discovered infectious coronavirus disease. Before the outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December...

Biofortification is a promising strategy to reduce the persisting micronutrient deficiency. Biofortifying wheat grains has the potential to alleviate malnutrition as it is one of the major staple crops. In this study, we examine the research progress and impact of agronomic and genetic efforts...

Wheat being a nutri-rich grain has a significant role in ensuring food and nutritional security for establishing zero hunger as committed under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The importance of wheat in Asia’s food basket and nutrition is clearly depicted through a significant...