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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Nestlé will sell Starbucks teas and coffees

Nestlé hopes to grind out an extra $250 million thanks to its alliance with Starbucks. Last May, the Swiss giant bought global perpetual sales rights for Starbucks tea and coffee.

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