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...
Comprendre les enjeux de l'agriculture
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GENOTYPING CHIPS FOR WHEAT
We are not yet able to decode the full genomes for thousands of varieties of wheat. However, genotyping chips can provide a “genetic identity card” for these va... Lire la suite...
Coronavirus epidemic disrupting agricultural markets
The global spread of the coronavirus epidemic is significantly disrupting the functioning of agricultural markets. Operators fear a decrease in trade, while the... Lire la suite...
The palm oil sector in Côte d’Ivoire: a summary of the challenges of sustainable development
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...
Producing automotive parts from miscanthus
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...
Demeter 2020: Different perspectives on agriculture
The 2020 edition of Le Déméter, a yearly survey of agriculture, food products and development in France, Europe and throughout the world, has just been publishe... 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...
Towards ecologically intensive agriculture in Africa
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 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...
France, the Netherlands and New Zealand, undisputed leaders of the global dairy economy
According to Agrex Consulting, which every year conducts an analysis of the competitivity of the dairy cattle industry on an international scale on behalf of Fr... 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...