Toward Food Nationalism ?
8 April 2020Some governments are moving to secure domestic food supplies during the conoravirus pandemic. Kazakhstan, one of the world’s biggest shippers of wheat flour, banned exports of that product Vietnam temporarily.
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Increase in global grain production, but risks of regional shortages
7 April 2020According to the International Grains Council (IGC), the global production of grains could reach 2.22 billion tonnes, i.e. a slight rise of 2% compared with last year. The production of.
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Tackling Animal Welfare during transport with micro climate sensors
3 April 2020The Canadian agtech startup Transport Genie is a precision monitoring company that is focused on monitoring microclimate conditions as animals are being transported. It’s developed bespoke IoT sensors and a real-time event-driven.
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A new variety of soja bean with up to 50% more protein
2 April 2020Benson Hill, the crop genetics startup based out of St Louis, Missouri, is working to improve the sustainability credentials of the leading source of plant-based protein: soy. It has developed a.
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Efforts to combat locusts hampered by the fight against Covid-19
1 April 2020In East Africa the Coronavirus pandemic is holding up the fight against the swarms of locusts that have been devastating crops in several countries of the region for months. This.
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African banana producers and Covid-19
31 March 2020Faced with the health crisis associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, African banana companies have taken action and are rigorously implementing all the health recommendations made by the governments of producer.
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A tight market for cocoa in 2019/2020
27 March 2020In 2019/2020, the world cocoa market could see an 85,000-tonne bean deficit. The announcement was made on Friday by the International Cocoa Organization (Icco). According to them, global production should.
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The meat industry – not pulling its weight in the fight against climate change
26 March 2020The world food industry, from agriculture to the agri-food sector, is responsible for 25 to 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change..
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European researchers to focus efforts on eliminating chemical pesticides
25 March 2020Efforts to focus research on accelerating the agroecological transition have come in response to strong demand from public authorities, businesses and society, in both France and Europe. The “Towards a.
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Precision biologics to protect animals
24 March 2020To date, preventing livestock epidemics has largely involved administering a “prophylactic” mix of vaccines, antibiotics or other antimicrobial chemicals. The excessive use of these pharmaceuticals (sometimes as a ploy to.
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