Huiying Ng

BOOK REVIEW The Tropical Turn: Agricultural Innovation in the Ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean. Sureshkumar Muthukumaran. University of California Press, Oakland, CA, USA, 2023, pp. xix + 294. ISBN 978-0-520-39084-3 (pbk). First published: 05 November 2024 No abstract is available for this article. References Andrews AC (1961) Acclimatisation of citrus fruits in the Mediterranean region. Agricultural History 35 (1), 35–46.

A vertical farm. Are investments in seeds for vertical farms being concentrated among fewer, large corporations? Image: Skygreens Recent moves by Singapore’s state investment firm Temasek in the food and agritech space have prompted a rethink of what the political economy of food could look like over the next decade.

Located in the northwest corner of Singapore, Green Circle Eco-Farm has practiced permaculture since 1999. Its land lease runs out in December 2021. Image: Vivian Lee By Huiying Ng and Hang Chong Tan and Woon Tien Wei Aug. 17, 2020 In 2017, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the two foremost exporters of food to Qatar, imposed a food blockade on their neighbour. This food blockade led Qatar to fall back on imports from Iran and Turkey.