Germany: XXL organic farms
29 November 2019Whereas the average size of organic farms in Germany is 48 hectares, some of them have surface areas of between 4,000 and 6,000 hectares. The latter are often controlled by.
Month: November 2019
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Lower prices for agricultural commodities
28 November 2019According to the World Bank report on agricultural commodities, even if their prices are stabilising, the reasons for the downward pressure are still very much present. And the bank cites,.
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Good business for the makers of plant-based burgers
27 November 2019This week, Burger King launched its Rebel Whopper in 25 European countries, a vegetarian hamburger that claims to imitate, almost to perfection, the appearance, texture and taste of burgers made.
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Onion shortage shakes the Indian government
26 November 2019The onion occupies an important role in the economic and political life of India. The climate crisis – an extreme drought followed by a violent monsoon season – has drastically.
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African swine fever destabilises global meat trade
25 November 2019Since 2018, the African swine fever epidemic has been rife in Asian countries. Although harmless to people, this viral disease decimates more herds than any other and represents a major.
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Very slight decrease in the production of coffee in 2019/2020
22 November 2019The global production of coffee is expected to drop very slightly (by 0.9%), in 2019/2020 to a total of 167.4 million bags, according to the International Coffee Organisation (ICO). This.
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New process for recycling phosphorus in waste water
21 November 2019Essential for living organisms to function and indispensable for good yields in agriculture, phosphorus could disappear due to increasing use in farming. “Recovering phosphorus from the wastewater in treatment plants,.
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Investor preferences in terms of Agtech
20 November 2019A very recent survey by two bodies specialising in the funding of start-ups – idea2scale (www.ideatoscale.com ) and Agfunder (www.agfunder.com ) – involving 50 international investment funds active in food.
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Global rubber production falls by 800,000 tonnes
19 November 2019According to the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) – made up of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia – global production of this commodity is set to fall by 800,000 tonnes in.
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Proliferation of market gardening ‘towers’ in urban areas
18 November 2019In 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 to build market gardening.
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