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How to increase levels of organic matter in soil – a permanent challenge

In both conventional and organic farming, a high level of organic matter in the soil is one of the keys to achieving both environmental and financial performance.  Control plots in.

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International agricultural trade

Responding to the needs of both buyers and sellers, international trade in agricultural products is age-old. Some distribution networks and routes are short-lived, while others can last centuries before they.

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Regenerative agriculture is profitable

Farms which sequester carbon perform better financially Regenerative and ecological agriculture is based on two convictions: That a massive transition towards regenerative agriculture will only be possible if farms become.

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GENOTYPING CHIPS FOR WHEAT

We are not yet able to decode the full genomes for thousands of varieties of wheat. However, genotyping chips can provide a “genetic identity card” for these varieties, a precious.

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Our planet is getting greener

A team of American, Norwegian and Chinese researchers has shown that CO2 emissions have contributed to an upsurge in vegetation growth since 1981. But is this necessarily good news? Yes,.

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In-ovo sexing

Across the world, wherever eggs are produced on an industrial scale, only the females are used. Males are destroyed, by gassing or grinding, at birth. France and Germany have just.

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Food production systems in West African towns and cities

There is no better place to get a sense of the bustling life of West African towns and cities than their major food markets. Nobody who has shopped in one.

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Blockchain in agri-food – somewhere between hope and doubt

Will blockchain be a breakthrough technology for the future or simply a source of false hopes? Revealed to the general public through cryptocurrencies, it is now subject to a wide.

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Coronavirus epidemic disrupting agricultural markets

The global spread of the coronavirus epidemic is significantly disrupting the functioning of agricultural markets. Operators fear a decrease in trade, while their most pressing problem is logistics. During the.

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The palm oil sector in Côte d’Ivoire:
a summary of the challenges of sustainable development

At the round table held on 27 February at the Paris International Agricultural Show, the Foundation for World Agriculture and Rurality (Fondation pour l’Agriculture et la Ruralité dans le Monde.

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