Month: February 2020

TerraSentia, one of the smallest agricultural robots on the market, is all the rage in the US. At 12.5 inches in width and about the same in height, this 30-pou... Lire la suite...

Growth in consumption of palm oil is showing no sign of letting up. Following growth equivalent to two times that of production in 2018/2019, global consumption... Lire la suite...

The Netherlands has installed floating solar panels on sandpit lakes and artificial lakes. The one at Bomhpofsplas, close to Zwolle, is set to be the largest in... Lire la suite...

The latest review for the Malabo Declaration, adopted five years ago, is reporting mixed results. According to the biannual Declaration review, published on 10 ... Lire la suite...

For the 2nd year in a row Willagri is a partner of #villagesemence at #SIA20. First panel with Pierre Jacquemot, Academic and diplomat and Michel Eddi, CEO of  ... Lire la suite...

This article aims to show that, in the face of runaway deregulation and the pursuit of economic performance with little regard for nature or people, we must dep... Lire la suite...

AeroFarms – the vertical farming group based out on New Jersey, US TIPA Corp – the Israeli compostable packaging startup Bowery Farming – the vertical farming... Lire la suite...

Chemical insecticides face criticism and some have been banned, including a growing number of neonicotinoids that cannot be used in the European Union. But if t... Lire la suite...

The fourth edition of Paris Grain Day welcomed 250 international grain sector players and experts. Their discussions of the drivers of the agricultural raw mate... Lire la suite...

Slow Food, an international NGO whose aims include preserving local food cultures, recently launched a conservation farming academy in East Africa as part of a ... Lire la suite...

According to UNDP figures, 31 out of 36 countries with a low HDI (Human Development Index) are in sub-Saharan Africa. The region is home to more than half the w... Lire la suite...

The British government recently put before parliament a draft agriculture bill the main thrusts of which were explained by Theresa Villiers, secretary of state ... Lire la suite...

The two largest German retail chains, Edeka and Rewe, are testing a spray-on protective film for fruit and vegetables. It is edible and keeps fragile fresh frui... Lire la suite...

The Australian bushfires have burned millions of hectares of land and devastated an arable and livestock sector that has been struggling with drought for years.... Lire la suite...

On 28 January, palm oil prices recorded a historic drop of 10%, the highest daily fall in 11 years, noted the Agritel agricultural strategies firm. In recent mo... Lire la suite...

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Download the article Despite appearances, the agriculture and mining industries have several things in common, not least the race to scale up and up. This is o... Lire la suite...

Alternative protein start-ups have had a very successful 2019. The industry had its first IPO, its first unicorns and a series of new products which have emerge... Lire la suite...

Agriculture is now facing a major challenge: ensuring sufficient food production for a growing population whilst protecting the environment. To limit the expans... Lire la suite...

The Russian Ministry of Agriculture plans to limit wheat exports to 20 million tonnes in 2020. The Russian authorities fear that current availability is not eno... Lire la suite...

While Australia has been experiencing a significant drought for several months leading to enormous fires, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Eco... Lire la suite...