Expressive Genes for Sustainability
14 December 2023Kyle Mohler has a dual background as a farmer and a scientist. His company, Insignum AgTech, aims to assist farmers in the early detection of diseases in crops. The goal.
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Fertilization with Mycorrhizal Fungi
13 December 2023Researchers have published promising results in the journal Nature Microbiology regarding soil fertilization with mycorrhizal fungi. They found that these fungi interact with plant roots and enhance crop yields. These.
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The World Bank Intensifies Its Fight Against Climate Change
12 December 2023The international financial institution has decided to allocate 45% of its budget to programs combating climate change in its upcoming fiscal year 2024-2025. More than $40 billion will be invested.
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Agronomy
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Mineral fertilization and agroecology are not incompatible in Africa
11 December 2023(excerpt from Rural 21, November 2023/2 Issue, translated by Willagri) Should the use of mineral fertilizers be increased in Sub-Saharan Africa? A team of African and European agronomists provides a.
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Preservation of Coastal Areas in French Overseas Territories
8 December 2023Virginie Duvat, a researcher at the Coastal Environment and Societies (LIENSs), coordinates the ADAPTOM project, an inventory of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) focused on preserving coastal areas in the French overseas.
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Food Fraud, a Financial and Health Scourge
7 December 2023Larry Olmsted has published several best-sellers, including “Real Food, Fake Food,” a book in which the journalist exposes fraud in the agri-food industry. This fraud is said to affect all.
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A balanced global wheat supply thanks to stocks
6 December 2023The current global wheat campaign is expected to experience a slight decrease, reaching around 782 million tonnes according to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) from the.
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Morphing in the Service of Reforestation
5 December 2023Within the University of Berkeley in California, researchers from the Morphing Matter Lab have developed the Erodium Copy robot, whose composition, structure, and material mimic the reproductive mechanisms of plant.
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Agro-economics
Weekly piece
New Missions of Wholesale Markets
4 December 2023The wholesale market is a crucial link in the agri-food chain. It serves as a connection between the agricultural production sector and the supply of food products. Upstream, small and.
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The Return of White Farmers to Zimbabwe
17 November 2023During the land reclamation campaign organized in the 2020s by President Mugabe, around 4,000 white farmers were expelled in favor of locals. The majority of the farms were left abandoned,.
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