Cemalettin Kanaş
Editor
The extent of the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic has not yet been fully determined and assessed. There are two opposing views here that collide with each other. The first and optimistic of them argues that life is slowly returning to normal and this normalization process will further proceed. Accordingly, as soon as an effective and widespread vaccine or drug is invented, this sinister epidemic will be written in the history books just as an unpleasant memory and will be forgotten.
The possibilities expressed in the optimistic view probably would not make anyone unhappy. In fact, we all sincerely want this thought to be right. However, the so-called pessimistic view deserves a little more attention. This perspective points out that the coronavirus pandemic is not the first global epidemic, nor is it the last one. It reminds us that the light at the end of the tunnel has not yet been seen regarding the vaccine. Also, according to some defenders of this view, even if the pandemic in question is resolved, it is quite possible for such disasters to recur.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the significance of agriculture and livestock breeding is understood much better. Storing food and feed has shared the same good fate. Being able to store feed or feed ingredients as it should be is a substantial facility in order to sustain the quality and quantity of feed and being able to use or sell your goods at the most suitable time.
The process we went through shows that the star of food and feed storage will rise in terms of both commercial and food safety concerns. The storage business, which is one of the important units of the sector, is being carried out in a more modern and professional manner with licenced warehousing in recent years. Many developing countries have comprehended the significance of this subject and are taking some steps to further expand licenced warehousing.
In the current agenda where feed and food safety concerns are experienced so intensely, we have allocated the cover story of our July-August issue to licenced warehousing. Mr. Hikmet Özkan, who is one of the top persons in Turkey who comes to mind when someone seeks for first-hand information about licenced warehousing, has discussed the subject in detail for you, dear readers. I think you will enjoy this article which is a very beneficial piece for all stakeholders of the industry.
See you in the next issue.
I wish you a pleasant reading.