Camelina, an oilseed plant, is being considered as a biofuel for air transportation by the Avril group. The group must obtain authorization from Brussels to dev... Lire la suite...
In Central and West Africa, approximately 55 million people could face hunger during the lean season extending from June to August. This was revealed by the foo... Lire la suite...
In 2023, African animal feed production reached 51.42 million tons, according to the latest "Agri-Food Outlook" report by the American company Alltech. This lev... Lire la suite...
Methane is a greenhouse gas that plays a crucial role in global warming. With a warming potential up to 80 times greater than that of CO2 over 20 years, it pose... Lire la suite...
The propensity of snakes to adapt quickly to changing environments makes them, for some observers, the perfect food source for a climatically unstable world. Sn... Lire la suite...
Agricultural entrepreneurs are using cutting-edge technologies to improve the cultivation of forage maize, combining precision seeding, dose modulation, and agr... Lire la suite...
The global demand for vegetable oils and proteins increases every year. In France, the Agropol association conducts international cooperation actions to support... Lire la suite...
Europe stands at a crossroads, faced with the challenges posed by climate change and geopolitical crises, in securing its food future while promoting sustainabi... Lire la suite...
A recent study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports details the use of satellite data and machine learning to map land use diversity following def... Lire la suite...
The RTRP-Seed project (Right Tree, Right Place: Seed Project) aims to harness the quality of native tree seeds in Africa to restore degraded landscapes, preserv... Lire la suite...
Morocco is the third African exporter of avocados after Kenya and South Africa. Sales on the international market are on an upward slope despite climatic hazard... Lire la suite...
For the 2024/2025 season, the global cereal harvest is expected to reach 2.33 billion tons. This is according to the latest outlook from the International Grain... Lire la suite...
The global production of potatoes is projected to grow by 50% by 2030, reaching 750 million tons (Mt). Potatoes will be at the forefront of food security strate... Lire la suite...
Ultra-processed foods can affect not only our bodies but also our brains, potentially leading to changes in our learning, memory, and emotions, and can act as a... Lire la suite...
Researchers from the University of Zurich are soon to succeed in inducing asexual reproduction in cultivated plants (apomixis), allowing for the activation of p... Lire la suite...
In response to multiple threats to global food security, including disruptions caused by El Niño and La Niña, conflicts in Ukraine and Russia, and export restri... Lire la suite...
The demand for insect protein is poised to skyrocket by the end of the decade, driven largely by pet owners and farmers turning to bug-based feeds for their ani... Lire la suite...
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On the grain markets, Ukraine remains an export giant. This year, it produced 65 million tons of grains and will export 33 million tons. The war ... Lire la suite...
John Deere is unveiling technological advancements focused on 2025, including breakthroughs such as an autonomous combine harvester, a high-powered tractor, and... Lire la suite...
In the grain markets, Ukraine remains a giant exporter. This year, it produced 65 million tons of grains and will export 33 million tons. The war with Russia no... Lire la suite...
Ukraine is considering a new export route via the Danube to bypass problems on the border with Poland and increase its exports following the conflict.
Key poin... Lire la suite...
A Seattle startup is offering an innovative method for capturing CO2 using sunlight and seawater to reduce the energy footprint, with potential applications in ... Lire la suite...
The number of farms in the United States is declining due to aging producers and increasing costs, with a 6.9% decrease to reach 1.9 million in 2022, according ... Lire la suite...
Across the world, food producers are increasingly frustrated with hits to their livelihoods from higher costs and red tape. In protests from Paris to Delhi, the... Lire la suite...
With consumption steadily increasing, sugar has become a strategic issue for global producers, even prompting Gulf countries to import raw materials for process... Lire la suite...
At the junction of Egypt, Libya, Chad, and Sudan, the desert hides beneath its surface a vast water reserve. This reserve is located at varying depths, sometime... Lire la suite...
John Diener is the founder of Vertical Oceans, a shrimp farming company based in Singapore.
The harmful effects of farming on natural spaces have led farmers t... Lire la suite...
Blue Carbon assists companies in their decarbonization policy. This company has recently signed forest management agreements covering 25 million hectares of Afr... Lire la suite...
According to local fishermen, fishery resources are dangerously declining along the African coasts, jeopardizing the future of artisanal fishermen. Moustapha Di... Lire la suite...
In its latest publication, the Montaigne Institute highlights the importance of investing in the agricultural sector in West Africa to bring stability and food ... Lire la suite...
Even though Kenya is not the leading producer of coffee in Africa, its government has decided to support the development of this sector, which employs over five... Lire la suite...
The Franco-Moroccan group Azura, a key player in tomato production, operates around fifty production sites, particularly in Agadir and Dakhla. To meet its envir... Lire la suite...
Despite the rise in food costs and the decline in purchasing power, the avocado market continues to experience higher demand than supply. Kenya, South Africa, I... Lire la suite...
For the past thirty years, exchanges between Africa and other continents have steadily increased. On one hand, states support African exports through incentive ... Lire la suite...
In Tigray, a region ravaged by a civil war that has claimed nearly half a million lives, the "survivors" are confronting persistent malnutrition. The phenomenon... Lire la suite...
Since late 2023, the Ghanaian government can issue licenses for the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale, import, and export of this plant for therapeuti... Lire la suite...
Africa continues to suffer from a shortage of fertilizers due to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and the difficulty of sourcing the raw materials necessary for the... Lire la suite...
Six Vietnamese expatriates launched the Team Africa initiative, choosing the village of Sanzala in the northern part of Angola to contribute to the local agricu... Lire la suite...
Plant diversity holds the promise of the future, with experts emphasizing its significance for the survival of various species, including our own. One-fifth of ... Lire la suite...
China's water needs are on a national scale, and to sustain its growth, it must secure its water supply, sometimes at the expense of neighboring countries. Larg... Lire la suite...
The blue economy describes activities within aquatic systems, encompassing both subsistence and commercial fishing, as well as renewable energies and blue carbo... Lire la suite...
Feeding more people by optimizing farming practices is the goal of researchers at Linköping University in Sweden.
Their work has led to the development of an e... Lire la suite...
The LaserWeeder robot eliminates weeds using technology based on robotics, lasers, and artificial intelligence. For the founder of Carbon Robotics, the company ... Lire la suite...
Farms of less than 2 hectares are predominant across the African continent. These are particularly vulnerable to climatic events and other crop damages. They co... Lire la suite...
The global supply of wheat and corn is expected to tighten. Australia, Argentina, and Brazil are selling their new harvests, which are less abundant than last y... Lire la suite...
The Oxford Business Group (OBG) and the OCP Group have collaborated to publish a report on agricultural practices in Africa.
The fourth edition of this report,... Lire la suite...
The Ministers of Agriculture from France and Italy have announced the creation of a joint expertise hub to combat the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) epidem... Lire la suite...
Africa has accumulated expertise in combating the increasing occurrences of drought. Based on experiences conducted within its AdaptAction program, the Agence F... Lire la suite...
Established in 2021, Agriculture-Livestock-Fisheries-Africa (ALFA) is a coalition of around a hundred agribusinesses aiming to foster Franco-African collaborati... Lire la suite...
West Africa is facing various political crises, primarily stemming from the economic challenges faced by rural populations, who are distant from urban opportuni... Lire la suite...
The COP 28, convened in Dubai, concluded on December 12th. States reached an agreement on carbon neutrality issues.
Agriculture, transportation, energy, and al... Lire la suite...
Land grabbing is not purely an African issue. Worldwide, arable land is gradually and discreetly acquired by large groups operating in the agri-food or cosmetic... Lire la suite...
On November 16th, the country approved the prohibition of lab-grown synthetic meat produced in laboratories from animal cells. The new legislation also rejects ... Lire la suite...
The country has just unveiled a vertical farm consisting of around twenty floors of crops operated by robots and controlled by artificial intelligence.
The pro... Lire la suite...
In a recent publication, the FAO highlighted the impact of disasters on the agricultural world and the need to organize a more sustainable and resilient global ... Lire la suite...
The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Codex Alimentarius Executive Committee aims to protect consumer health. It reviews issues related to antibiotic us... Lire la suite...
Kyle Mohler has a dual background as a farmer and a scientist. His company, Insignum AgTech, aims to assist farmers in the early detection of diseases in crops.... Lire la suite...
Researchers have published promising results in the journal Nature Microbiology regarding soil fertilization with mycorrhizal fungi. They found that these fungi... Lire la suite...
The international financial institution has decided to allocate 45% of its budget to programs combating climate change in its upcoming fiscal year 2024-2025.
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(excerpt from Rural 21, November 2023/2 Issue, translated by Willagri)
Should the use of mineral fertilizers be increased in Sub-Saharan Africa? A team of Afri... Lire la suite...
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...
Larry Olmsted has published several best-sellers, including "Real Food, Fake Food," a book in which the journalist exposes fraud in the agri-food industry.
Thi... Lire la suite...
The current global wheat campaign is expected to experience a slight decrease, reaching around 782 million tonnes according to the latest World Agricultural Sup... Lire la suite...
Within the University of Berkeley in California, researchers from the Morphing Matter Lab have developed the Erodium Copy robot, whose composition, structure, a... Lire la suite...
The wholesale market is a crucial link in the agri-food chain. It serves as a connection between the agricultural production sector and the supply of food pro... Lire la suite...
The OECD and FAO anticipate increases in meat production and demand in emerging countries. To combat malnutrition, the FAO and other global organizations encour... Lire la suite...
During the land reclamation campaign organized in the 2020s by President Mugabe, around 4,000 white farmers were expelled in favor of locals. The majority of th... Lire la suite...
Soil Capital is a European program that aims to support the development of soil conservation practices (reduced tillage, cover crop usage, extended rotations, e... Lire la suite...
The natural climate phenomenon El Niño corresponds to a warming of Pacific temperatures, particularly along the Peruvian and Ecuadorian ... Lire la suite...
After raising 100 million euros in funding, the biotechnology giant continues its development in the insect protein industry.
In the Ar... Lire la suite...
Food, water, climate, land management... Numerous issues to address for states aiming to transition towards more resilient and sovereign economic and environmen... Lire la suite...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) are joining forces to support African agriculture. This sector signifi... Lire la suite...
In collaboration with ICL Food Specialties, Plantible Foods has developed a new chemical binder for use in the production of alternative meats.
Using water len... Lire la suite...
Livestock (meat or fish) helps meet the need for vitamin B12, but it is also accused of contributing to global warming.
Scientists from the John Innes Centre a... Lire la suite...
More than 30 million small African farms account for two-thirds of the continent's production. These small-scale farmers face various uncertainties, often findi... Lire la suite...
Whether conventional or not, plant breeding creates biodiversity. Available plant biotechnologies expedite this process. Researchers are relying on the European... Lire la suite...
The French studio Gamabilis specializes in creating impact games to raise awareness among the public about various issues in our society, including:
- Health
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Some agricultural regions are turning into deserts, while others, still arid, could become fertile with rising temperatures. This is the case in the Canadian Fa... Lire la suite...
The Director of the Africa Initiative and Associate Dean of Strategy at the College o Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Lavl6P, Dr. Rachid Serraj has be... Lire la suite...
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...
In nature, certain molecules interact, allowing living organisms to produce their light, such as fireflies, algae, and jellyfish. Taking inspiration from this, ... Lire la suite...
Researchers have determined that earthworms contribute approximately 6.5% to cereal production (corn, wheat, barley) and about 2.3% to l... Lire la suite...
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...
Cases of hemorrhagic disease have tripled in recent weeks across French territory. The culprit? A virus transmitted by midges, which particularly affects cattle... Lire la suite...
The reputation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is improving due to progress in the concept of food sovereignty, climate change, and the desire to limit... Lire la suite...
This tuber, mainly cultivated by women in West Africa, is consumed roasted or processed into flour for preparing infant porridge.
The cultivation of this crop ... Lire la suite...
Americans, heavy meat consumers, support industrial and intensive livestock farming practices that are often at odds with animal welfare and environmental susta... Lire la suite...
The French Institute for Research and Development (IRD) collaborated with Senegalese teams to better understand the interactions between soil bacteria and legum... Lire la suite...
Since 2019, aerial pesticide spraying has been prohibited in the state of Ceara, in the northeast of the country. Critics of this practice would like to see a n... Lire la suite...
Rice prices have doubled in a year. India is taxing its rice exports to protect its domestic market. Africa, a net rice importer, is heavily aff... Lire la suite...
French scientific institutes collaborated with Yunnan Agricultural University in China to assess the impact of planting different crop varieties together on the... Lire la suite...
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...
Recent research conducted by a team from the French Institute for Horticultural Research and Seeds (IRHS) has revealed a connection between seed weight and thei... Lire la suite...
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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From Food Insecurity to Food Sovereignty
After taking stock of African agriculture, Pierre Jacquemot draws inspiration from agroecology practic... Lire la suite...
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...
Several rice-producing countries have decided to intervene in the conditions of rice exports and pricing.
Last July, India decided to halt basmati rice exports... Lire la suite...
Rabat hosted the second African Youth Biodiversity Summit organized by the Global Youth Biodiversity Network, its local representation MYBN, the African Wildlif... Lire la suite...
The fusion of technology and agriculture presents an opportunity to enhance agricultural productivity to meet food demands. Farmers are already using various di... Lire la suite...
While the African continent is responsible for only 3% of carbon emissions, it accounts for 16% of methane emissions, another gas contributing to ... Lire la suite...