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The most widely circulated agribusiness journal for Arab countries

In This Issue : English
Editorial: FAO Food Price Index reached a three-year high overall of 2020 ........... 2

Crop Protection : Blueberry – supercharged
Vol. 37 No. 1 calcium for a super fruit1 .............................4-12

Published nine times a year by Food Processing : Agthia completes a

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Editor in Chief
Abdul Wahed Alwani Poultry : Aviagen anadolu achieves a first for the
turkish poultry industry ................................ 18
Arabic Graphic Designer
Amr Farouk Abdel Hamid Hassan
Dairy Farming : Delaval milk quality kits in food
Editorial Contributors
for development project ............................19-23
Ben Wedeman
Fahd Alabdulla
Saudi Agriculture : Saudi ministry keen to
Izzat Feidi
enhance agricultural efficiency through ai,
Translator
Salah Al Zubair drones’ technologies ..................................... 24

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