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Food and Agriculture in the Crosshairs of Geopolitics

No country can meet all its food needs on its own. The global food system depends on a complex network of food, inputs, animal feed, logistics, regional or global conflicts.

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CHICKEN, THE EMBLEMATIC MEAT OF FOOD GLOBALIZATION

Chicken has become a global success story. It is now the most globalized meat, ahead of pork and beef, even though less than half a century ago, chickens were primarily.

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Gene Editing: AI Bridges the Gap Between the Lab and the Field

Artificial Intelligence is now being used to ensure that plants modified through gene editing are not only successful in the laboratory but can also perform successfully under field conditions, meaning.

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THE INVISIBLE DECLINE OF THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF OUR FOOD

Studies such as those by Donald Davies in the United States or by ANSES in France are unanimous: most of our foods (fruits, vegetables, grains) today contain, compared to half.

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THE CONTRASTING AND PARADOXICAL EVOLUTION OF FERTILIZER PRICES

The Financial Times highlighted the spectacular reversal of the global urea market since—and even before—the end of hostilities in the Persian Gulf. The price of urea (the world’s main nitrogen.

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THE DECADMIATION STRATEGIES OF PHOSPHATE GIANTS

Cadmium management has become a scientific, industrial, commercial and geopolitical challenge. This heavy metal, present in phosphate fertilisers, is toxic and bioaccumulable, migrating from soil to roots, particularly in cereals.

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HUMAN URINE AS A REMEDY FOR THE FERTILIZER CRISIS

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz — through which a third of nitrogen fertilizers transit — has triggered a shortage of nitrogenous fertilizers, sending prices skyrocketing. The price of.

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A disruptive project: Fossil-free green manure production

The Villeta project of the British company Atome Plc aims to completely free itself from fossil fuels for the production of agricultural nutrients. There is no doubt that this is.

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THE CASCADING AGRICULTURAL DAMAGE OF THE WAR IN IRAN

The Persian Gulf war is disrupting the entire value chain of global agricultural production. It has cut off access to fuel and fertilizer, endangering global food security and the standard.

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WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST 50% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE FERTILIZER SHOCK

Worse than the oil shock is the food shock. The latter is lurking around us and will probably make its effects felt in a few weeks. The fact that tons.

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