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The tropics have lost forests the size of Panama

In 2024, fires caused a record loss of primary tropical forests, reaching levels not seen in two decades. This destruction, mainly due to fires and agricultural expansion, has had major.

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When agriculture meets quantum computing

Will quantum computing become the new frontier of agricultural innovation? Quantum computing, with its principles of superposition and entanglement, goes beyond the limits of classical computers, offering solutions for complex.

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EA Foods, an African digital agricultural market platform

EA Foods is a digital agricultural marketplace. It uses technology to connect African smallholder farmers to fair markets that provide them with better incomes. The Tanzania-based company puts farmers at.

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The largest American landowner owns nearly a million hectares

As of 2025, the largest landowner in the United States is Red Emmerson. Red and his family own 2,440,000 acres (987,442 hectares) in California, Oregon and Washington through their forest.

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Average cost of healthy food per African: $3.74/day

An FAO report, published in 2024, highlights the cost of healthy diets (CoHD) in Africa, revealing regional disparities and challenges in economic access to decent nutrition. CoHD is defined as.

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UN Ocean Conference in June

Nice is preparing to host the third United Nations Ocean Conference in June 2025. The event is crucial to protect the oceans and sustainably manage fisheries resources, in a context.

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Africa does not consume enough meat!

The ecological footprint of livestock farming is no longer to be demonstrated. Is Africa concerned when its meat consumption is very low? According to FAO data, this figure rises to.

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FAO comes to the rescue of Ukrainian farmers

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an Emergency Response and Early Recovery Plan (EERRP) 2025-2026, designed to help more than half a million vulnerable.

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Towards smarter biomanufacturing strains

Anthology leverages innovations in genomic, hardware, and computational biology engineering to accelerate genetic evolution and design custom genomes, expanding the scope of biomanufacturing possibilities. The company aims to use lesser-explored organisms,.

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Bayer is considering the bankruptcy of its subsidiary Monsonto

Bayer is seeking a settlement for lawsuits related to the Roundup weedkiller from its U.S. subsidiary Monsonto.  He envisages the bankruptcy of the latter if the settlement negotiations for the.

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