Microsoft has launched a support programme for agro-technology start-ups to help them develop agriculture-specific solutions and grow by providing them with technological and business resources. The program, called Microsoft for.
Nitrogen use is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa relative to phosphate and potash, which would indicate progress in the “green revolution”. This is the result of a report published by Argus.
By 2020/2021, North Africa could be the world’s largest importer of wheat. This situation, unprecedented in the last three years, is linked in particular to the drop in production in.
The company Plenty Inc. specializing in fully robotized vertical indoor agriculture had a difficult start. The coronavirus crisis saved it. The fear of contamination by vegetables grown by humans made.
Members of the West African Fertilizer Association (Wafa) built up stocks in anticipation of supply chain disruptions due to Covid-19, and faster than in previous years. By mid-May, Burkina Faso,.
Climate change, aggravated by the disruption of supply chains and export restrictions, is driving up food prices and increasing the risk of food insecurity in 2020. Many import-dependent countries are.
According to the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), world cotton stocks in 2019/2020 could reach a level not seen in five years. This is the result of a decline in.
The Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has just allocated $176 million in funding for initiatives to adapt agriculture to climate change. In total, this funding will benefit 24.
By crowding animals in confined and unsanitary conditions for slaughter – mixing blood, viscera and excrement – slaughterhouses create an environment that is conducive to the multiplication of pathogens. Slaughterhouses.
According to the FAO, food products, which have been in decline for the past three months, fell by a further 3.4% in April. The decline is 10% compared to January..
