Restoring Soil Fertility in West Africa
One of the factors contributing to a country's food sovereignty is the fertility of its soil. When soils are rich in organic matter, plants become more resistan... Lire la suite...
Comprendre les enjeux de l'agriculture
Agro-ecological transition
Advocacy for a peaceful agricultural revolution
Michel Dron, secretary of the plant section at the French Academy of Agriculture, brings his thoughts on the need for a thoughtful agricultural transition, in c... Lire la suite...
How to increase levels of organic matter in soil – a permanent challenge
In both conventional and organic farming, a high level of organic matter in the soil is one of the keys to achieving both environmental and financial performanc... Lire la suite...
Agroecology at the heart of the bioeconomy
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The bioeconomy, at its most fundamental level, aims to generate value from photosynthesis. It seeks to transform biomass into a resource for ev... Lire la suite...
Regenerative agriculture is profitable
Farms which sequester carbon perform better financially
Regenerative and ecological agriculture is based on two convictions:
That a massive transition t... Lire la suite...
From agricultural performance on three levels to accounting which takes three dimensions into account
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...
The farming industry’s agroecological transition will rely on biotechnology
Decoding the genomes of around ten cultivated plant species is a varietal selection method. It will expedite the development of new varieties which are crucial ... Lire la suite...
The digital revolution, precision agriculture and conservation farming
Conservation farming and digitalisation are two transitions the farming world needs to come to terms with. These root-and-branch changes are having to be implem... Lire la suite...
From west to east: two tales of French “ecological” farmers
To help understand a transition - here the ecological transition in farming - it is always interesting to hear smaller stories: typical individual stories which... Lire la suite...