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Real progress in the fight against increased vole numbers

The European water vole tunnels into the soil, where it reproduces and feeds on plant roots. Populations have reached levels which have resulted in significant losses for farmers.   Population.

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Meatless Mondays in New York prisons

On 2 December, 7,000 New York inmates ate something other than meatloaf or burgers for Monday lunch. They ate veggie chilli. 11 prisons and correctional facilities, most of which are.

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Historic boom in cereal production

The global cereal harvest will reach a historic high in 2019, totalling 2.7 billion tonnes, i.e. 2.1% more than 2018. According to FAO, this increase is due to increased volumes.

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Robots in the spotlight at the International Forum of Agricultural Robotics

FIRA (the International Forum of Agricultural Robotics) was held in Toulouse between 9 and 11 December. Here are some of the robots in the spotlight at this year’s event: The.

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The fabulous future of micro-algae

Hundreds of thousands of species of micro-algae float in stretches of water the world over. Only a tiny fraction of them have been studied. We cannot begin to imagine the.

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Launch of the first industrial bio-refinery in Denmark

As part of a project subsidised by the Danish Ministry of Agriculture, the big cooperative supply and storage group, DLG Group, the dairy cooperative Arla Foods and their partners Danae.

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Downward trend for sales of fertiliser in France

According to the ‘Union des Industries de la Fertilisation’ (UNIFA), shipments of mineral and organo-mineral fertilisers reached a total of only 8.7 million tonnes during the 2018-2019 campaign, down by.

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OCP @ revenue in a depressed market

In the first quarter of 2019, the OCP Group achieved revenue of MAD 42.4 billion (approx. €3.8 billion), an increase of 3% compared to the same period 2018. This was.

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Protective measures against the importation of agricultural products: current situation and key issues for sub- Saharan Africa

This dossier consists of two distinct parts:

1) An overview of protective measures against the importation of agricultural products: current situation and key issues for sub-Saharan Africa by Jean-Christophe Debar and Abdoul Fattah Tapsoba from the FARM Foundation;

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The booming meat industry threatened by alternative products

Meat-free products, laboratory-cultivated meat, seafood substitutes and insect protein – are they the future of food? Food giants, from Tyson to Cargill, are preparing for a future where the protein.

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