Composting of hogs in the United States
19 May 2020The outbreak of the covide-19 epidemic in U.S. slaughterhouses resulted in the destruction of 7 million hogs during this quarter. That’s nearly 500 million kilograms of meat lost. Some Minnesota.
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25 measures to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
15 May 2020McKinsey & Company identified in a new report – Agriculture and Climate Change: Reducing emissions through improved farming practices- 25 measures to reduce on-farm emissions that could abate 4.6 gigatons of carbon.
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Slight decline in world wheat production
14 May 2020The International Grains Council (IGC) has lowered its estimate of world wheat production in 2020/2021. The world harvest would be reduced by 4 million tonnes to 764 million tonnes due.
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Coronavirus has not slowed down coffee consumption
13 May 2020In 2019/2020, the world coffee market is expected to record a slight surplus of 1.95 million bags compared to a deficit of 474,000 bags previously forecast by the International Coffee.
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Outburst of agricultural nationalism
12 May 2020We know that soaring bread prices or food shortages cause revolutions. If the Covid-19 crisis has (still) caused only a few supply disruptions – without serious consequences because of the.
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One man’s happiness…
8 May 2020While many of their employees are victims of Covid-19, many slaughterhouses are closing their doors and the meat shelves of supermarkets remain desperately empty. One third of the pork and.
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Worse than the coronavirus, the drought…
8 May 2020For the time being, the planet is not in danger of suffering from food shortages and agriculture from production crises. However, the protectionist measures taken by many States are raising.
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A global food shortage is unlikely
6 May 2020“There is no reason to have a food price crisis like the one we had in 2007. (The world) has enough food available, it’s just a logistical problem,” said Maximo.
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Billions rain down on agriculture
5 May 2020In response to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on agriculture and food, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will spend $15.5 billion in the initial phase to help farmers..
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Masks: cows too
30 April 2020Agriculture is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases after fossil fuels. Half of its environmental footprint is due to gas emissions from livestock farming. This state of affairs is.
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