The African Union held an extraordinary summit on the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) from January 9 to 11, 2025, in Kampala, Uganda. This event provided an opportunity for.
In China, a recent study highlights the effectiveness of biofertilizers based on indigenous microorganisms in improving soil health and agricultural yields. By reducing dependence on chemical fertilisers, these biofertilisers promote.
In Kenya, agroforestry is proving to be a promising agricultural practice, according to recent research. By integrating trees into farming systems, farmers benefit from improved soil fertility and increased biodiversity..
En Inde, l’agriculture de conservation se révèle être une réponse prometteuse aux défis posés par le changement climatique et la dégradation des sols. Des recherches ont démontré récemment que des.
In India, conservation agriculture is proving to be a promising response to the challenges posed by climate change and land degradation. Recent research has shown that practices such as no-till,.
One of the factors contributing to a country's food sovereignty is the fertility of its soil. When soils are rich in organic matter, plants become more resistant to pests, yields.
Michel Dron, secretary of the plant section at the French Academy of Agriculture, brings his thoughts on the need for a thoughtful agricultural transition, in collaboration with the agricultural world.
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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The bioeconomy, at its most fundamental level, aims to generate value from photosynthesis. It seeks to transform biomass into a resource for everyday applications in modern society: food production, of course, but also industrial uses or recycling. In this way, agricultural by-products are increasingly being used as renewable raw materials for industrial applications, in particular in the sectors of energy, chemistry and construction.
Finally, the idea of a “bioeconomy” itself, which is currently very in vogue, actually represents a modern take on a long-established dimension of agriculture, one which dates back to the days of rural self-sufficiency. Before the development of trade on a massive scale, local agriculture provided not only food but also the energy required for home life and to drive machinery. Farmers would rear horses for traction and grew cereals to feed them. Agriculture would also provide a significant proportion of the materials required for artisanal or industrial activities. These included flax, hemp, silk and wool for the textile industry and grease or oils for the chemical industry. The same went for various construction materials (wood, straw, etc.).
This new version of an age-old practice establishes, in some ways, a connection between agriculture, forests, the sea and industry: In this way, the European Commission has stated: “the bioeconomy can produce fuel from algae, recycle plastics, transform waste into new furniture or clothing, and develop organic fertilisers from industrial by-products.”
The bioeconomy is a system and a cycle, it is extensive, stretching across different sectors, and the idea of recycling lies at its core. It is also a dynamic approach. It has much in common with the idea of a circular economy. Playing a part in the bioeconomy involves studying chains of value directly or indirectly linked to photosynthesis to increase their effectiveness. This often involves hybridisation and synergies between chains of value, which boils down to trying to make the connections between these chains more fluid. The issue of how activities are organised on a territorial level quickly emerges out of these considerations, which raise many questions about the relationships between different sectors.
In this way, the bioeconomy is a very wide-ranging concept. It provides a model for a sustainable economy by using resources provided by biomass, which is to say matter generated through photosynthesis. It is an intrinsically renewable economy and one which is good for the environment insofar as it is produced in an environmentally friendly way.
This concept of a bio-sourced economy or a bioeconomy is rooted in the economy of living things. As such, it overlaps with many other areas of activity which rely on photosynthesis. Most agricultural production falls into this category. Agriculture is involved in the circular bioeconomy in two opposing directions. On the one hand, it can be used to recycle certain forms of industrial by-products or waste (brewing dregs, skimmings from sugar production, urban sludge, etc.). On the other, industry is able to use agricultural products. This is the case for energy and, in particular, biogas.
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.
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.
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.
Conservation farming and digitalisation are two transitions the farming world needs to come to terms with. These root-and-branch changes are having to be implemented at an unprecedented pace, not to.
To help understand a transition - here the ecological transition in farming - it is always interesting to hear smaller stories: typical individual stories which are woven together to present.
Will Agri est un blog consacré à l’agriculture, plus précisément, comme on a coutume de dire aujourd’hui, à l’agriculture écologiquement intensive et inclusive.
Will Agri is a blog dedicated to agriculture, specifically focusing on what is now commonly referred to as ecologically intensive and inclusive agriculture.
