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Grain supplies in the Mediterranean basin severely compromised

Grain trade for the 2022-2023 season is already estimated at 407 Mt by the ICC. The export capacities of the world’s major cereal exporting countries will barely be sufficient to.

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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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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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Producing automotive parts from miscanthus

Hundreds of hectares of miscanthus – a perennial herbaceous grass native to Africa and South Asia – could be used to manufacture parts for the automotive industry. The “Biomass for.

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Demeter 2020: Different perspectives on agriculture

The 2020 edition of Le Déméter, a yearly survey of agriculture, food products and development in France, Europe and throughout the world, has just been published. This 400-page publication brings.

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From agricultural performance on three levels to accounting which takes three dimensions into account

This article aims to show that, in the face of runaway deregulation and the pursuit of economic performance with little regard for nature or people, we must deploy resilient agricultural.

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Towards ecologically intensive agriculture in Africa

According to UNDP figures, 31 out of 36 countries with a low HDI (Human Development Index) are in sub-Saharan Africa. The region is home to more than half the world’s.

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The farming industry’s agroecological transition will rely on biotechnology

Decoding the genomes of around ten cultivated plant species is a varietal selection method. It will expedite the development of new varieties which are crucial for a successful agroecological transition.

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