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Food and Agriculture in the Crosshairs of Geopolitics

No country can meet all its food needs on its own. The global food system depends on a complex network of food, inputs, animal feed, logistics, regional or global conflicts.

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Precision Agriculture in Africa: Closing the Digital Divide and Unlocking Agricultural Potential

Precision Agriculture (PA) in Africa has a relatively short history compared with other regions of the world.

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CHICKEN, THE EMBLEMATIC MEAT OF FOOD GLOBALIZATION

Chicken has become a global success story. It is now the most globalized meat, ahead of pork and beef, even though less than half a century ago, chickens were primarily.

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Gene Editing: AI Bridges the Gap Between the Lab and the Field

Artificial Intelligence is now being used to ensure that plants modified through gene editing are not only successful in the laboratory but can also perform successfully under field conditions, meaning.

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How Can Data-Driven Modeling Transform Phosphoric Acid Production?

To Pr. Jihane Moumouh data-driven modeling is reshaping phosphoric acid production, one of the most critical processes in fertilizer manufacturing.

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THE INVISIBLE DECLINE OF THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF OUR FOOD

Studies such as those by Donald Davies in the United States or by ANSES in France are unanimous: most of our foods (fruits, vegetables, grains) today contain, compared to half.

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THE CONTRASTING AND PARADOXICAL EVOLUTION OF FERTILIZER PRICES

The Financial Times highlighted the spectacular reversal of the global urea market since—and even before—the end of hostilities in the Persian Gulf. The price of urea (the world’s main nitrogen.

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Science in the service of improving crop resilience to drought and salinity

This text is an excerpt from a lecture by the Australian botanist Mark Tester delivered at the Third Laayoune International Forum on Agriculture in Arid and Saline Land (LAFOBA) organized.

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THE DECADMIATION STRATEGIES OF PHOSPHATE GIANTS

Cadmium management has become a scientific, industrial, commercial and geopolitical challenge. This heavy metal, present in phosphate fertilisers, is toxic and bioaccumulable, migrating from soil to roots, particularly in cereals.

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HUMAN URINE AS A REMEDY FOR THE FERTILIZER CRISIS

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz — through which a third of nitrogen fertilizers transit — has triggered a shortage of nitrogenous fertilizers, sending prices skyrocketing. The price of.

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