By Mike Montemarano, Associate Editor08.21.22
Sea level and global temperatures will continue to rise, influencing business and trade in profound and challenging ways. At the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA)’s 10th Botanical Congress, titled “Botanicals & Planet Earth,” several industry experts offered unique case studies on how the environment is impacting herb and botanical supplies, along with strategies to cope and become more resilient in the years ahead.
“We’re seeing long hot and cold spells completely out of season,” said Rachel Doty, verification and supply chain manager of Meridian Trading. “We’re seeing storms during dry seasons, and we’re seeing droughts during the rainy season. The agricultural patterns we’re used to are no longer reliable. If farmers are not anything else, they’re resilient, but they also rely on practices that have been successful for generations. This unpredictability will be very detrimental to our crops. Weather p
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