World Economic Forum Global Risk Report 2025

WILLAGRI26 February 2025

The World Economic Forum has just published the Global Risks 2025 which warns of the risks that threaten the planet in the long term, such as extreme weather ev... Lire la suite...

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Bioeconomy, biodiversity and soil quality

WILLAGRI24 February 2025

The concept of bioeconomy encompasses the production and processing of biomass, whether of plant, animal or microbial origin for food, industrial or energy purp... Lire la suite...

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Trump’s tariff threats will severely impact fertilizer imports

WILLAGRI18 February 2025

The Trump administration has announced tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, aimed at curbing illegal immigration and drug trafficking. These tariff... Lire la suite...

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Greenpeace’s Legal Victory in the Netherlands Over Nitrogen Pollution

WILLAGRI30 January 2025

The Dutch judiciary has ordered the government to strengthen its efforts to reduce nitrogen pollution, threatening a €10 million fine following a legal complain... Lire la suite...

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Biodiversity at risk: a challenge for agriculture in the United Kingdom.

Walid Battal27 December 2024

Biodiversity is gradually under threat in the United Kingdom. This poses a real challenge to agriculture, as it deprives crops of valuable natural allies such a... Lire la suite...

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Preservation of Coastal Areas in French Overseas Territories

WILLAGRI8 December 2023

Virginie Duvat, a researcher at the Coastal Environment and Societies (LIENSs), coordinates the ADAPTOM project, an inventory of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) fo... Lire la suite...

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Men Have Their Share of Responsibility in the El Niño Phenomenon

WILLAGRI15 November 2023

The natural climate phenomenon El Niño corresponds to a warming of Pacific temperatures, particularly along the Peruvian and Ecuadorian ... Lire la suite...

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The Stakes of the Upcoming COP 28 Meeting

WILLAGRI30 October 2023

The Conference of the Parties, or the Conference of the Signatory States, is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Clim... Lire la suite...

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Climate Change Affects Soils More Abruptly Than the Atmosphere

WILLAGRI25 October 2023

When experts discuss climate change, we often think about rising air or ocean temperatures, but scientists have noted that soil temperatures are also on the ris... Lire la suite...

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Plants: Role of Jasmonates in Saline Stress

WILLAGRI12 October 2023

Scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) collaborated with their counterparts from the Institute for Research and Development (IRD) in Montpe... Lire la suite...

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A conference on sustainable livestock farming by FAO

WILLAGRI10 October 2023

Because livestock farming represents a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, FAO recently brought together various stakeholders (farmers, indigenous c... Lire la suite...

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Birdsong Stimulates Plant Growth

WILLAGRI6 September 2023

Scientists have discovered a connection between birdsong and plant growth. Within the same ecosystem, there is an interaction between fauna and fl... Lire la suite...

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Irrigating Without Wastage

WILLAGRI4 September 2023

Just like fertilizers, irrigation aims to improve crop yields, mitigate drought, or satisfy water-intensive crops like corn or cotton. With the agricultural sec... Lire la suite...

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The Practice of Commons in Tunisia

WILLAGRI23 August 2023

Climate change jeopardizes water reserves. The shared and equitable management of this resource ensures food production in the poorest areas. Houssine, a Tunis... Lire la suite...

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No Food Security Without New Consumption Patterns

WILLAGRI14 August 2023

Climate change, consumption patterns, new food sources, urban agriculture, and biotechnologies are all elements to consider in future strategies for restructuri... Lire la suite...

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Heatwave Affects Vineyards and Olive Trees in Greece

WILLAGRI9 August 2023

The tourist island of Kos in Greece is experiencing more frequent and intense heatwaves that are altering the island's economic capacity. The cultiv... Lire la suite...

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Yields Put to the Test by the Climate

WILLAGRI1 August 2023

Heavy rains, heatwaves, droughts... climate events are endangering agricultural yields, according to Philippe Lehrmann, an agronomy expert. He explains that eve... Lire la suite...

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African Youth Summit on Biodiversity

WILLAGRI28 July 2023

The second edition of the African Youth Summit on Biodiversity (AYSB2023) will be held at the Dawliz Hotel in Rabat from September 19 to 21, 2023.The event is s... Lire la suite...

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The boreal forest is subject to the whims of the climate’s rhythm

WILLAGRI6 July 2023

The interaction between climate, leaf greening levels, and wildfires impacts the future of the boreal forest and Canadian tundra. Wildfires play a crucial role... Lire la suite...

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After Singapore, lab-grown meat sets its sights on the United States

WILLAGRI4 July 2023

In late 2020, Singapore authorized the use of lab-grown chicken meat for the production of nuggets. Now, the United States is following suit by allowing the com... Lire la suite...

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The Question of African Green Hydrogen

WILLAGRI13 May 2023

Leaders, researchers, experts, and representatives of civil society gathered in early May in Aix-en-Provence to discuss the future of green hydrogen on a contin... Lire la suite...

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Saving the cocoa industry in the long term

WILLAGRI6 June 2022

CIRAD has studied the state of the cocoa sector, which is facing a multitude of challenges: climate change, deforestation, poverty, diseases... It is urgent to... Lire la suite...

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Land-based salmon farming in Japan

WILLAGRI9 November 2021

The seashore is a few dozen kilometers away, but those are salmon swimming in a large saltwater pond in Saitama, a city of one million people located in the s... Lire la suite...

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Cocaine promotes deforestation

WILLAGRI9 November 2021

The manufacture of cocaine has a strong impact on the environmental quality of natural areas. Its culture nibbles away at wooded areas. If a gram of cocaine c... Lire la suite...

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A farm to test the transition to pesticide-free agriculture

WILLAGRI9 November 2021

Researchers from the French institute INRAE are observing an experimental pesticide-free farm, called Domaine d'Epoisses, in the suburbs of Dijon, France. They... Lire la suite...

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UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR PALM OIL

WILLAGRI9 November 2021

 Coveted or reviled, palm oil represents a quarter of all vegetable oils. The market for this oil must meet strong demand while overcoming numerous obstacles: L... Lire la suite...

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The SICLEX laboratory, simulates climates

Françoise Aubert24 February 2021

Rather than suffer from drought or other climatic vagaries, researchers at the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INR... Lire la suite...

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Laboratory fish

Françoise Aubert24 February 2021

Sustainable development issues often deal with terrestrial issues related to our direct environment such as soil, air or water resources, but there is also anot... Lire la suite...

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The golden future of wheat, corn…and barley

WILLAGRI24 February 2021

Since the summer of 2020, the price curve for cereals has been steadily rising. Various concomitant factors are at play: the Niña phenomenon, the pandemic, Chin... Lire la suite...

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Advocacy for a peaceful agricultural revolution

Françoise Aubert9 February 2021

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...

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Rwanda, African pioneer of the green transition

Françoise Aubert9 February 2021

Deforestation, urbanization and climatic accidents are making life difficult for farmers in northern Rwanda who are trying to exploit their land for beans, swee... Lire la suite...

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Congolese peasant women ambassadors of organic agriculture

Françoise Aubert4 February 2021

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), poverty is on the rise. Women play a pillar role in social organization, between household, family and agricultural t... Lire la suite...

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Emergence of a new peasantry in France

Françoise Aubert4 February 2021

It is not only people in big cities who dream of a different future. A revolution is taking place, driven by committed and militant individuals who believe in a... Lire la suite...

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Producing automotive parts from miscanthus

Frédéric Hénin23 March 2020

Hundreds of hectares of miscanthus - a perennial herbaceous grass native to Africa and South Asia - could be used to manufacture parts for the automotive indust... Lire la suite...

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