Epizootic Outbreak in France
24 October 2023Cases of hemorrhagic disease have tripled in recent weeks across French territory. The culprit? A virus transmitted by midges, which particularly affects cattle and deer. On October 6th, the French.
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GMOs, Yes, but Regulated
23 October 2023The reputation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is improving due to progress in the concept of food sovereignty, climate change, and the desire to limit the use of chemical inputs..
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Pearl Millet in the Context of Agroecology
20 October 2023This tuber, mainly cultivated by women in West Africa, is consumed roasted or processed into flour for preparing infant porridge. The cultivation of this crop involves the extensive use of.
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Eating Less Meat to Ease the Planet’s Burden
19 October 2023Americans, heavy meat consumers, support industrial and intensive livestock farming practices that are often at odds with animal welfare and environmental sustainability. They consume an average of nearly 250 grams.
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Plants engage with rhizobium bacteria.
18 October 2023The French Institute for Research and Development (IRD) collaborated with Senegalese teams to better understand the interactions between soil bacteria and legume crops. Their latest discovery highlights a natural exchange.
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Aerial Pesticide Spraying in Question in Brazil
17 October 2023Since 2019, aerial pesticide spraying has been prohibited in the state of Ceara, in the northeast of the country. Critics of this practice would like to see a nationwide extension.
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The coexistence of varieties enhances plant resilience
13 October 2023French scientific institutes collaborated with Yunnan Agricultural University in China to assess the impact of planting different crop varieties together on the immunity of the crops. It turns out that.
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Plants: Role of Jasmonates in Saline Stress
12 October 2023Scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) collaborated with their counterparts from the Institute for Research and Development (IRD) in Montpellier to understand the role of jasmonate hormones (JA).
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Seed Weight and Protein Content
11 October 2023Recent research conducted by a team from the French Institute for Horticultural Research and Seeds (IRHS) has revealed a connection between seed weight and their protein content. Seed quality is.
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A conference on sustainable livestock farming by FAO
10 October 2023Because livestock farming represents a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, FAO recently brought together various stakeholders (farmers, indigenous communities, scientists, etc.) to explore avenues for transforming the sector. The.
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