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Agro-economy and agricultural markets

Studies and analyses on the economic dynamics of the agricultural sector

COP28, an Agreement to Accelerate the Energy Transition

The COP 28, convened in Dubai, concluded on December 12th. States reached an agreement on carbon neutrality issues. Agriculture, transportation, energy, and all these topics underwent intense negotiations. While the.

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Lab-Grown Meat Banned in Italy

On November 16th, the country approved the prohibition of lab-grown synthetic meat produced in laboratories from animal cells. The new legislation also rejects the use of the term “meat” for.

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A Fully Robotized Twenty-Story Vertical Farm in China

The country has just unveiled a vertical farm consisting of around twenty floors of crops operated by robots and controlled by artificial intelligence. The promise? Reduced water and surface consumption,.

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Africa, Strengthened Presence at Codex

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Codex Alimentarius Executive Committee aims to protect consumer health. It reviews issues related to antibiotic use in livestock, pesticide application on crops, and the.

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Food Fraud, a Financial and Health Scourge

Larry Olmsted has published several best-sellers, including “Real Food, Fake Food,” a book in which the journalist exposes fraud in the agri-food industry. This fraud is said to affect all.

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Morphing in the Service of Reforestation

Within the University of Berkeley in California, researchers from the Morphing Matter Lab have developed the Erodium Copy robot, whose composition, structure, and material mimic the reproductive mechanisms of plant.

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New Missions of Wholesale Markets

The wholesale market is a crucial link in the agri-food chain. It serves as a connection between the agricultural production sector and the supply of food products. Upstream, small and.

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The Return of White Farmers to Zimbabwe

During the land reclamation campaign organized in the 2020s by President Mugabe, around 4,000 white farmers were expelled in favor of locals. The majority of the farms were left abandoned,.

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Men Have Their Share of Responsibility in the El Niño Phenomenon

The natural climate phenomenon El Niño corresponds to a warming of Pacific temperatures, particularly along the Peruvian and Ecuadorian coasts, marking the end of the fishing season. Scientists have recently.

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Epizootic Outbreak in France

Cases of hemorrhagic disease have tripled in recent weeks across French territory. The culprit? A virus transmitted by midges, which particularly affects cattle and deer. On October 6th, the French.

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