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Agronomy and the agricultural world

Research, practices, and advances for sustainable agricultural development

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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IFC and OCP Raise Funds for African Agriculture

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) are joining forces to support African agriculture. This sector significantly contributes, accounting for 20% of Africa’s GDP and.

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New Binder for Meat Substitutes

In collaboration with ICL Food Specialties, Plantible Foods has developed a new chemical binder for use in the production of alternative meats. Using water lentils, an aquatic plant, the startup.

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Genetically Modified Trees to Light Up the Streets

In nature, certain molecules interact, allowing living organisms to produce their light, such as fireflies, algae, and jellyfish. Taking inspiration from this, biologists Rose-Marie and Ghislain Auclair became interested in.

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Slight Increase Expected for Sugar Prices

Despite a nearly 7% price contraction, sugar prices are expected to remain stable or even experience a slight increase due to an anticipated decrease in production for the upcoming season,.

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Threats to insect farming

    Born in 2017, the project led by the Avignon-based start-up Biomimetic consists in optimizing the breeding of black soldier flies to produce fertilizers and animal feed. In a.

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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 are woven together to present.

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Proliferation of market gardening ‘towers’ in urban areas

In 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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