Danone bets on the virtues of the tree
9 November 2021The French dairy brand is interested in edible oil and vegetable proteins from the Pongamia tree (also known as Milletia Pinnata), processed by Terviva, a young American company. The tree.
Month: November 2021
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Bamboo’s success in Africa
9 November 2021FAO has recently joined forces with the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR) to boost the cultivation and use of bamboo in Africa. More than a hundred members of the.
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100 million to support OCP’s work in African agriculture
9 November 2021The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a subsidiary of the World Bank. Its capital is held by the 185 member countries. It finances and/or acquires stakes in private companies or.
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Digital technology to help agriculture in the Sahel
9 November 2021Three young Malians recently won the Agri-Hackathon, a competition that took place last May and focused on the desertification of the Sahel. Soil degradation due to climate and overexploitation remains.
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Land-based salmon farming in Japan
9 November 2021The 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 suburbs.
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Biostimulants to revitalize soils
9 November 2021Gaïago, a biotechnology startup, has succeeded in raising 13 million euros to deploy its star product, a revitalizing biostimulant for soils. Already the inventor of Nutrigeo, an agrostimulant for cultivated.
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Russia to conquer the Algerian wheat market
9 November 2021Algeria is a large consumer of wheat, which it traditionally buys from France for 60% of its imports. The Russian commercial ambitions risk denting this historical partnership. Russia hopes to.
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Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos bet on “plant meat
9 November 2021Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have both decided to invest in the company Nature’s Fynd, which is likely to go public soon. With Al Gore, they are among the main.
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The animal industry faces the challenge of alternative meats
9 November 2021Since the 1970s, vegetarians have tried to launch meat substitutes based on vegetable proteins. It is only in the last twenty years that innovative companies have been offering alternative meats.
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Biofuel takes over the 24 Hours of Le Mans racetrack
9 November 2021At the Feyzin refinery in southeastern France, a new kind of biofuel is produced from grape marc or lees. These are distilled, dehydrated and mixed with an ethanol derivative and.
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