December, 2019 - Willagri - Comprendre les enjeux de l'agriculture

FAO warns of an invasion of locusts in the Horn of Africa

WillAgri31 December 2019

Despite good rainfall, the Horn of Africa could suffer from an invasion of pilgrim locusts, according to the FAO. Numbers of these insects are on the increase i... Lire la suite...

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Could Bio aggravate global warming?

WillAgri30 December 2019

On December 13, 2010, Le Figaro reproduced an article first published in the journal Nature contradicting all the received truths concerning bio agriculture, w... Lire la suite...

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German climate change initiative

WillAgri27 December 2019

In collaboration with the FAO and UNDP, Germany has launched an initiative to fast track actions against climate change in the agriculture and land use sectors ... Lire la suite...

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Ghana soil fertility map project by OCP

WillAgri26 December 2019

On 11 December, the OCP Foundation kicked off a project relating to the development of a soil fertility map, in partnership with the Ghanaian Ministry of Food a... Lire la suite...

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Global turnover of $3 billion for biostimulants

WillAgri25 December 2019

According to the 4th International Biostimulants Conference which took place in Barcelona in November, the global biostimulants market should reach turnover of ... Lire la suite...

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The price of farmland worldwide continues to grow, but at a slower rate

WillAgri24 December 2019

According to the Global Farmland Index 2019 by the property company Savills, the price of farmland has increased 12% per year worldwide over the past 16 years. ... Lire la suite...

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Experiences organising agricultural networks in West Africa

Frédéric Hénin23 December 2019

The economic boom in West Africa is related to the agriculture and agri-food sectors. Feeding 500 million increasingly urbanised Africans by 2030 has kickstarte... Lire la suite...

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Real progress in the fight against increased vole numbers

WillAgri20 December 2019

The European water vole tunnels into the soil, where it reproduces and feeds on plant roots. Populations have reached levels which have resulted in significant ... Lire la suite...

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Meatless Mondays in New York prisons

WillAgri19 December 2019

On 2 December, 7,000 New York inmates ate something other than meatloaf or burgers for Monday lunch. They ate veggie chilli. 11 prisons and correctional facilit... Lire la suite...

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Historic boom in cereal production

WillAgri18 December 2019

The global cereal harvest will reach a historic high in 2019, totalling 2.7 billion tonnes, i.e. 2.1% more than 2018. According to FAO, this increase is due to ... Lire la suite...

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Robots in the spotlight at the International Forum of Agricultural Robotics

WillAgri17 December 2019

FIRA (the International Forum of Agricultural Robotics) was held in Toulouse between 9 and 11 December. Here are some of the robots in the spotlight at this yea... Lire la suite...

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Global warming would not harm agricultural production

Michel Bourdoncle16 December 2019

Unlike the most pessimistic forecasts on the negative effects of global warming, the world’s agricultural production has increased over the past 20 years and sh... Lire la suite...

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The fabulous future of micro-algae

WillAgri13 December 2019

Hundreds of thousands of species of micro-algae float in stretches of water the world over. Only a tiny fraction of them have been studied. We cannot begin to i... Lire la suite...

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Launch of the first industrial bio-refinery in Denmark

WillAgri12 December 2019

As part of a project subsidised by the Danish Ministry of Agriculture, the big cooperative supply and storage group, DLG Group, the dairy cooperative Arla Foods... Lire la suite...

Downward trend for sales of fertiliser in France

WillAgri11 December 2019

According to the 'Union des Industries de la Fertilisation' (UNIFA), shipments of mineral and organo-mineral fertilisers reached a total of only 8.7 million ton... Lire la suite...

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OCP @ revenue in a depressed market

WillAgri10 December 2019

In the first quarter of 2019, the OCP Group achieved revenue of MAD 42.4 billion (approx. €3.8 billion), an increase of 3% compared to the same period 2018. Thi... Lire la suite...

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Protective measures against the importation of agricultural products: current situation and key issues for sub- Saharan Africa

Document Fondation FARM9 December 2019

Download it in PDF This dossier consists of two distinct parts: 1) An overview of protective measures against the importation of agricultural products: curre... Lire la suite...

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The booming meat industry threatened by alternative products

WillAgri6 December 2019

Meat-free products, laboratory-cultivated meat, seafood substitutes and insect protein - are they the future of food? Food giants, from Tyson to Cargill, are pr... Lire la suite...

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Nestlé will sell Starbucks teas and coffees

WillAgri5 December 2019

Nestlé hopes to grind out an extra $250 million thanks to its alliance with Starbucks. Last May, the Swiss giant bought global perpetual sales rights for Starbu... Lire la suite...

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A farming reform experiment in China falls short

WillAgri4 December 2019

Eager to improve the living standards of small-scale farmers - their income is less than half of that in the city - the Chinese government decided to allow vill... Lire la suite...

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Changes to farming production must consider societal demand

WillAgri3 December 2019

A study commissioned by the European Parliament indicates that whilst the growth in product demand should increase to tackle population growth, it will be at th... Lire la suite...

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Developing mixed crop-livestock farming at a local level

Frédéric Hénin2 December 2019

The development of mixed crop-livestock farming at a local level is a real possibility. Cereal growers could plant pasture to sell grass to livestock farmers. I... Lire la suite...

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Month: December 2019

FAO warns of an invasion of locusts in the Horn of Africa

Could Bio aggravate global warming?

German climate change initiative

Ghana soil fertility map project by OCP

Global turnover of $3 billion for biostimulants

The price of farmland worldwide continues to grow, but at a slower rate

Experiences organising agricultural networks in West Africa

Real progress in the fight against increased vole numbers

Meatless Mondays in New York prisons

Historic boom in cereal production

Robots in the spotlight at the International Forum of Agricultural Robotics

Global warming would not harm agricultural production

The fabulous future of micro-algae

Launch of the first industrial bio-refinery in Denmark

Downward trend for sales of fertiliser in France

OCP @ revenue in a depressed market

Protective measures against the importation of agricultural products: current situation and key issues for sub- Saharan Africa

The booming meat industry threatened by alternative products

Nestlé will sell Starbucks teas and coffees

A farming reform experiment in China falls short

Changes to farming production must consider societal demand

Developing mixed crop-livestock farming at a local level

SCIENCE AND THE CHALLENGE OF WATER POVERTY

Food Security and Sovereignty in Africa