Whereas the average size of organic farms in Germany is 48 hectares, some of them have surface areas of between 4,000 and 6,000 hectares. The latter are often c... Lire la suite...
According to the World Bank report on agricultural commodities, even if their prices are stabilising, the reasons for the downward pressure are still very much ... Lire la suite...
This week, Burger King launched its Rebel Whopper in 25 European countries, a vegetarian hamburger that claims to imitate, almost to perfection, the appearanc... Lire la suite...
The onion occupies an important role in the economic and political life of India. The climate crisis – an extreme drought followed by a violent monsoon season ... Lire la suite...
Since 2018, the African swine fever epidemic has been rife in Asian countries. Although harmless to people, this viral disease decimates more herds than any oth... Lire la suite...
The global production of coffee is expected to drop very slightly (by 0.9%), in 2019/2020 to a total of 167.4 million bags, according to the International Coffe... Lire la suite...
Essential for living organisms to function and indispensable for good yields in agriculture, phosphorus could disappear due to increasing use in farming. "Reco... Lire la suite...
A very recent survey by two bodies specialising in the funding of start-ups – idea2scale (www.ideatoscale.com ) and Agfunder (www.agfunder.com ) – involving 50 ... Lire la suite...
According to the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) – made up of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia – global production of this commodity is set to fa... Lire la suite...
In Japan, 200 vertical farms produce thousands of tonnes of vegetables every year in towers around ten storeys high. Around the world, there are numerous plans ... Lire la suite...
If you are exasperated by the now 15-month-long Sino-American trade war and its ups and downs, here is, finally, a piece of good news: the birth of the US-China... Lire la suite...
The Ethiopian government has announced that it is expecting offers from European and Asian companies with a view to forming a joint venture to complete the fert... Lire la suite...
According to the Chinese Academy of Science, researchers have isolated the Chinese strain of African swine fever and have decoded its structure. It consists of ... Lire la suite...
The global market for hummus currently represents annual sales of $2 billion. It is expected to grow to $6.7 billion in 2027. In the United States, the market h... Lire la suite...
The World Food Programme (WFP) has made the development of new tools a priority in order to achieve the objective of zero hunger in the world. The most spectacu... Lire la suite...
Canadian startup Chinova Bioworks, has launched two new natural plant-based preservatives for the dairy and alternative dairy industry. These new preservatives... Lire la suite...
Already the world’s leading producer of arabica, is Brazil about to overtake Vietnam, the world leader for robusta? According to specialists, it is only a matte... Lire la suite...
Africa Rice, a pan-African rice research organization, has developed an improved rice parboiling technology that improves its nutritional value and flavour. Thi... Lire la suite...
To address the challenges agriculture must face, resulting from many environmental constraints including climate change, soil erosion and biodiversity loss, dif... Lire la suite...