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African strategies to tackle the surge in cereal prices (Part I)

During the spring of 2022, the surge in cereal prices spread like wildfire across the entire African continent. In the Maghreb, the cereal crisis compounded with a prolonged and scorching.

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Land sovereignty, a necessary step towards African food sovereignty

On June 30th, in Rome, the Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union, their counterparts from the European Union, and representatives of civil society gathered for the Ministerial Conference on.

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Adapting urban agriculture

Beyond the inherent planning involved in any project, urban agriculture must successfully reconcile the coexistence of two spaces that are typically distant, both geographically and socially. While the city benefits.

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The Invasion of Ukraine No Longer Poses a Geo-economic Risk to the Grain Market (Part One)

The Russian invasion has devastated the Ukrainian economy and its agriculture. But it has also backfired on Russian farmers. Last year, none of them benefited from the record-high global prices.

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Grain supplies in the Mediterranean basin severely compromised

Grain trade for the 2022-2023 season is already estimated at 407 Mt by the ICC. The export capacities of the world’s major cereal exporting countries will barely be sufficient to.

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FAO IN SEARCH OF PARTNERSHIPS

FAO, whose resources come from about 40% of member states, is considering diversifying and increasing the volume of its resources through partnerships with the private sector. The mobilization of private.

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Advocacy for a peaceful agricultural revolution

Michel Dron, secretary of the plant section at the French Academy of Agriculture, brings his thoughts on the need for a thoughtful agricultural transition, in collaboration with the agricultural world.

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Startups are revolutionizing the agri-food industry

To strengthen their development strategies, players in the agri-food industry are now calling on startups. They finely identify consumer expectations and develop specific know-how to the point of representing a.

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How to increase levels of organic matter in soil – a permanent challenge

In both conventional and organic farming, a high level of organic matter in the soil is one of the keys to achieving both environmental and financial performance.  Control plots in.

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