Practices

Regenerative forestry improves carbon sequestration

WILLAGRI6 March 2025

Regenerative forestry, including Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), can sequester 20% more carbon than clear-cut forestry over a 20-year period, generating potent... 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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Upcycling for food and cosmetics

WILLAGRI7 June 2022

Julien Lesage is a biochemist. He founded Hubcycle in 2016, a recycling startup that has just raised €3.5 million for its business of manufacturing cosmetic or ... Lire la suite...

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Wheat straw, a new biofuel

WILLAGRI9 November 2021

After vegetable oils and sugar cane, wheat straw is a new alternative fuel to petroleum derivatives. Researchers, supported by the National Renewable Energy Ce... Lire la suite...

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Morocco, on the front line for green hydrogen

WILLAGRI9 October 2021

Green hydrogen is on everyone's mind regarding tomorrow's mobility, whether it is road, rail, air or sea travel. This energy is presented as an alternative to f... Lire la suite...

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FAO IN SEARCH OF PARTNERSHIPS

Françoise Aubert26 February 2021

FAO, whose resources come from about 40% of member states, is considering diversifying and increasing the volume of its resources through partnerships with the ... Lire la suite...

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How to increase levels of organic matter in soil – a permanent challenge

Frédéric Hénin17 June 2020

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...

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The palm oil sector in Côte d’Ivoire: a summary of the challenges of sustainable development

Document Fondation FARM30 March 2020

At the round table held on 27 February at the Paris International Agricultural Show, the Foundation for World Agriculture and Rurality (Fondation pour l’Agricul... Lire la suite...

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Investing in women: African experiences

Hélène Le Teno2 March 2020

Following on from the Willagri report "Empowering women in rural Africa", here is the story of two women-focused development projects in Cameroon and Burkina Fa... Lire la suite...

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From agricultural performance on three levels to accounting which takes three dimensions into account

Sophie Danlos24 February 2020

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...

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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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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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Proliferation of market gardening ‘towers’ in urban areas

Frédéric Hénin18 November 2019

In Japan, 200 vertical farms produce thousands of tonnes of vegetables every year in towers around ten storeys high. Around the world, there are numerous plans ... Lire la suite...

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Regenerative forestry improves carbon sequestration

Bioeconomy, biodiversity and soil quality

Upcycling for food and cosmetics

Wheat straw, a new biofuel

Morocco, on the front line for green hydrogen

FAO IN SEARCH OF PARTNERSHIPS

How to increase levels of organic matter in soil – a permanent challenge

The palm oil sector in Côte d’Ivoire: a summary of the challenges of sustainable development

Investing in women: African experiences

From agricultural performance on three levels to accounting which takes three dimensions into account

Experiences organising agricultural networks in West Africa

Developing mixed crop-livestock farming at a local level

Proliferation of market gardening ‘towers’ in urban areas

Good practices are powerless to avert the decline in food crop yields.

Dr Benbrik’s research on microbial biofertilizers