A quarter of African food trade is intercontinental
2 January 2020As we know, the worldwide goods trade has fell by 2.4% in 2019, as a result of a resurgence in protectionism. Service trade growth, meanwhile, has suffered a several setback..
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When Ford concerts MacDonald’s coffee waste into spare parts
1 January 2020Ford is trying to do its part to combat climate change by recycling coffee waste from McDonald’s into car parts. The carmaker will collect food waste from the fast food.
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FAO warns of an invasion of locusts in the Horn of Africa
31 December 2019Despite good rainfall, the Horn of Africa could suffer from an invasion of pilgrim locusts, according to the FAO. Numbers of these insects are on the increase in numerous countries,.
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Could Bio aggravate global warming?
30 December 2019On December 13, 2010, Le Figaro reproduced an article first published in the journal Nature contradicting all the received truths concerning bio agriculture, which in truth could have a negative.
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German climate change initiative
27 December 2019In collaboration with the FAO and UNDP, Germany has launched an initiative to fast track actions against climate change in the agriculture and land use sectors in developing countries. The.
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Ghana soil fertility map project by OCP
26 December 2019On 11 December, the OCP Foundation kicked off a project relating to the development of a soil fertility map, in partnership with the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA)..
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Global turnover of $3 billion for biostimulants
25 December 2019According to the 4th International Biostimulants Conference which took place in Barcelona in November, the global biostimulants market should reach turnover of $3 billion in 2021 (source: EBIC and Dunham.
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The price of farmland worldwide continues to grow, but at a slower rate
24 December 2019According to the Global Farmland Index 2019 by the property company Savills, the price of farmland has increased 12% per year worldwide over the past 16 years. The company studied.
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Real progress in the fight against increased vole numbers
20 December 2019The 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
19 December 2019On 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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