The mutation of the avian influenza virus into a form transmissible to humans is causing growing concern within the World Health Organization (WHO). This development underscores the risks of a.
Camelina, an oilseed plant, is being considered as a biofuel for air transportation by the Avril group. The group must obtain authorization from Brussels to develop this crop. Compared to.
In Central and West Africa, approximately 55 million people could face hunger during the lean season extending from June to August. This was revealed by the food security analysis of.
In 2023, African animal feed production reached 51.42 million tons, according to the latest "Agri-Food Outlook" report by the American company Alltech. This level represents the second largest global increase.
The propensity of snakes to adapt quickly to changing environments makes them, for some observers, the perfect food source for a climatically unstable world. Snake meat is high in protein.
Agricultural entrepreneurs are using cutting-edge technologies to improve the cultivation of forage maize, combining precision seeding, dose modulation, and agronomic advice to increase yields, optimize quality, and diversify dairy production..
Europe stands at a crossroads, faced with the challenges posed by climate change and geopolitical crises, in securing its food future while promoting sustainability and innovation in agriculture. Initiatives like.
A recent study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports details the use of satellite data and machine learning to map land use diversity following deforestation in Africa. The study.
The RTRP-Seed project (Right Tree, Right Place: Seed Project) aims to harness the quality of native tree seeds in Africa to restore degraded landscapes, preserve biodiversity, and strengthen climate resilience,.
Morocco is the third African exporter of avocados after Kenya and South Africa. Sales on the international market are on an upward slope despite climatic hazards affecting production. Morocco established.
For the 2024/2025 season, the global cereal harvest is expected to reach 2.33 billion tons. This is according to the latest outlook from the International Grains Council (IGC), setting a.
Ultra-processed foods can affect not only our bodies but also our brains, potentially leading to changes in our learning, memory, and emotions, and can act as addictive substances, leading to.
Researchers from the University of Zurich are soon to succeed in inducing asexual reproduction in cultivated plants (apomixis), allowing for the activation of plant multiplication without fertilization, thus offering the.
In response to multiple threats to global food security, including disruptions caused by El Niño and La Niña, conflicts in Ukraine and Russia, and export restrictions on palm oil by.
The demand for insect protein is poised to skyrocket by the end of the decade, driven largely by pet owners and farmers turning to bug-based feeds for their animals. Despite.
John Deere is unveiling technological advancements focused on 2025, including breakthroughs such as an autonomous combine harvester, a high-powered tractor, and a high-clearance crop sprayer with See & Spray technology..
Ukraine is considering a new export route via the Danube to bypass problems on the border with Poland and increase its exports following the conflict. Key points : - Ukraine.
A Seattle startup is offering an innovative method for capturing CO2 using sunlight and seawater to reduce the energy footprint, with potential applications in combating climate change. Key points :.
The number of farms in the United States is declining due to aging producers and increasing costs, with a 6.9% decrease to reach 1.9 million in 2022, according to the.
Across the world, food producers are increasingly frustrated with hits to their livelihoods from higher costs and red tape. In protests from Paris to Delhi, their complaints are resonating as.
At the junction of Egypt, Libya, Chad, and Sudan, the desert hides beneath its surface a vast water reserve. This reserve is located at varying depths, sometimes less than 60.
John Diener is the founder of Vertical Oceans, a shrimp farming company based in Singapore. The harmful effects of farming on natural spaces have led farmers to use closed-loop systems,.
Blue Carbon assists companies in their decarbonization policy. This company has recently signed forest management agreements covering 25 million hectares of African forests with four countries: - Liberia; - Tanzania;.
In its latest publication, the Montaigne Institute highlights the importance of investing in the agricultural sector in West Africa to bring stability and food security to the continent. The ECOWAS.
Even though Kenya is not the leading producer of coffee in Africa, its government has decided to support the development of this sector, which employs over five million Kenyans. The.
The Franco-Moroccan group Azura, a key player in tomato production, operates around fifty production sites, particularly in Agadir and Dakhla. To meet its environmental strategy, Azura has entered into a.
Despite the rise in food costs and the decline in purchasing power, the avocado market continues to experience higher demand than supply. Kenya, South Africa, Israel, Peru, Chile, and Spain.
In Tigray, a region ravaged by a civil war that has claimed nearly half a million lives, the "survivors" are confronting persistent malnutrition. The phenomenon is spreading further south. International.
Since late 2023, the Ghanaian government can issue licenses for the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale, import, and export of this plant for therapeutic and industrial purposes. Supporters see it as.
Africa continues to suffer from a shortage of fertilizers due to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and the difficulty of sourcing the raw materials necessary for their production. Nigerian farmers are announcing.
Six Vietnamese expatriates launched the Team Africa initiative, choosing the village of Sanzala in the northern part of Angola to contribute to the local agriculture they consider underutilized. Local farmers.
China's water needs are on a national scale, and to sustain its growth, it must secure its water supply, sometimes at the expense of neighboring countries. Large-scale water infrastructure projects.
The blue economy describes activities within aquatic systems, encompassing both subsistence and commercial fishing, as well as renewable energies and blue carbon. In 2018, the African Union published a report.
Feeding more people by optimizing farming practices is the goal of researchers at Linköping University in Sweden. Their work has led to the development of an electronic soil for hydroponic.
The LaserWeeder robot eliminates weeds using technology based on robotics, lasers, and artificial intelligence. For the founder of Carbon Robotics, the company that markets this robot, applying AI to the.
The Ministers of Agriculture from France and Italy have announced the creation of a joint expertise hub to combat the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) epidemic. This dedicated hub.
Africa has accumulated expertise in combating the increasing occurrences of drought. Based on experiences conducted within its AdaptAction program, the Agence France Développement (AFD) has identified the five most interesting.
Established in 2021, Agriculture-Livestock-Fisheries-Africa (ALFA) is a coalition of around a hundred agribusinesses aiming to foster Franco-African collaborations to address the challenges faced by the continent, particularly in the field.
The COP 28, convened in Dubai, concluded on December 12th. States reached an agreement on carbon neutrality issues. Agriculture, transportation, energy, and all these topics underwent intense negotiations. While the.
On November 16th, the country approved the prohibition of lab-grown synthetic meat produced in laboratories from animal cells. The new legislation also rejects the use of the term "meat" for.
The country has just unveiled a vertical farm consisting of around twenty floors of crops operated by robots and controlled by artificial intelligence. The promise? Reduced water and surface consumption,.
The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Codex Alimentarius Executive Committee aims to protect consumer health. It reviews issues related to antibiotic use in livestock, pesticide application on crops, and the.
Kyle 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.
Researchers 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.
The 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.
Virginie 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.
Larry 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.
The 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.
Within 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.
During 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,.
Soil Capital is a European program that aims to support the development of soil conservation practices (reduced tillage, cover crop usage, extended rotations, etc.) to improve carbon retention capabilities and.
After raising 100 million euros in funding, the biotechnology giant continues its development in the insect protein industry. In the Ardennes region of France, the company has built a first.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) are joining forces to support African agriculture. This sector significantly contributes, accounting for 20% of Africa's GDP and.
In collaboration with ICL Food Specialties, Plantible Foods has developed a new chemical binder for use in the production of alternative meats. Using water lentils, an aquatic plant, the startup.
Livestock (meat or fish) helps meet the need for vitamin B12, but it is also accused of contributing to global warming. Scientists from the John Innes Centre are collaborating with.
More than 30 million small African farms account for two-thirds of the continent's production. These small-scale farmers face various uncertainties, often finding themselves victims due to a lack of data..
The French studio Gamabilis specializes in creating impact games to raise awareness among the public about various issues in our society, including: - Health - Food - Environment - Inclusion.
Some agricultural regions are turning into deserts, while others, still arid, could become fertile with rising temperatures. This is the case in the Canadian Far North, according to an article.
The Director of the Africa Initiative and Associate Dean of Strategy at the College o Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Lavl6P, Dr. Rachid Serraj has been Appointed as Steering Committee.
In nature, certain molecules interact, allowing living organisms to produce their light, such as fireflies, algae, and jellyfish. Taking inspiration from this, biologists Rose-Marie and Ghislain Auclair became interested in.
Researchers have determined that earthworms contribute approximately 6.5% to cereal production (corn, wheat, barley) and about 2.3% to legume production. Their study, published in the journal "Nature Communications," emphasizes the.
When experts discuss climate change, we often think about rising air or ocean temperatures, but scientists have noted that soil temperatures are also on the rise. In fact, soil warming.
Cases 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.
This 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.
Americans, 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.
The 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.
Since 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.
French 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.
Scientists 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).
Recent 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.
Because 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.
Several rice-producing countries have decided to intervene in the conditions of rice exports and pricing. Last July, India decided to halt basmati rice exports, thereby increasing its price and reducing.
Rabat hosted the second African Youth Biodiversity Summit organized by the Global Youth Biodiversity Network, its local representation MYBN, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), and the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework program.
The fusion of technology and agriculture presents an opportunity to enhance agricultural productivity to meet food demands. Farmers are already using various digital tools to optimize their resources and practices..
While the African continent is responsible for only 3% of carbon emissions, it accounts for 16% of methane emissions, another gas contributing to climate change. A significant increase in methane.
Despite rising olive oil prices due to decreased production, Tunisia has seen a surge in its exports, up by 54% in the last season compared to the previous one. The.
In response to the increasing intensity of droughts in the Sahel and their negative impacts on food production systems, a group of scientists has proposed modeling drought mechanisms. The compilation.
During earthquakes like the one that struck Morocco on September 8th, the terrain undergoes changes due to the Earth's movements. Among these alterations, inhabitants observe that new water sources emerge.
Kenyan investment fund Catalyst has raised $8.6 million, which it plans to use to support 40 innovative startups in the fight against climate change. This funding aligns with the achievement.
African delegations, present at the first African Climate Summit, expressed their desire to have a stronger influence on the global strategy for energy transition. They also called for better representation.
As part of the PAVIE project, the African Development Bank is supporting women and youth in the agriculture, fishing, aquaculture, and crafts sectors. Anouar Ouédraogo, project manager, is pleased with.
Two institutions, Rawbank and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF), are helping African women farmers sustain their farms through various initiatives. One of these programs is "Lady's First," which is currently.
Domestic production accounts for only a quarter of consumption, with nearly 1 million tons produced in West Africa. Competition arises from the import of cheaper chicken meat, which is subsidized.
The production of olive oil requires substantial amounts of water, which unfortunately are increasingly scarce due to climate change. This shortage, coupled with rising transportation costs, is causing the price.
Despite a price drop last June, the prices of nitrogen fertilizers are on the rise due to limited supply. Southeast Asia and North Africa have less availability, and the increased.
The 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund will be held in Marrakech, Morocco, from October 9th to 15th. On this occasion, Mohammed VI.
The British startup Brilliant Planet occupies 6,000 hectares in the Moroccan desert to conduct carbon capture studies. The experiment involves burying algae in the desert soil to sequester carbon. The.
Abdullah Al Mahmud, an agronomist specializing in plant production, emphasizes the importance of choosing inputs suitable for hydroponic cultivation. These specific inputs contain fewer impurities and lack the waxy coating.
Scientists have discovered a connection between birdsong and plant growth. Within the same ecosystem, there is an interaction between fauna and flora, with birdsong acting as "acoustic fertilizer," according to.
Climate change continues to reshape our ecosystems. A study published in the journal Global Change Biology has shown that between 2000 and 2010, 70% of high-altitude forests have gained height,.
Beyond Meat is among the pioneers of plant-based steak. The value of its stock has experienced a significant decline in recent months, with a drop of over 14% on August.
Alfiya Kayumova and Evgeny Savin co-founded Green Growth in 2021, a platform that facilitates the integration of software with agricultural machinery and production activities. In 2022, the startup raised $300,000.
Climate change jeopardizes water reserves. The shared and equitable management of this resource ensures food production in the poorest areas. Houssine, a Tunisian producer of dates, pomegranates, and vegetables, is.
Mexican beekeepers are witnessing a high death rate in their beehives, which they attribute to the country's agro-industrial activities. Around a hundred beekeepers gathered within a collective apiary located in.
Already affected by the rise in cereal prices, Africa is also impacted by the non-renewal of the cereal trade agreement allowing the export of Ukrainian wheat via the Black Sea..
The organization Land Core is launching soil health promotion programs to transform soil quality into a valuable asset within the farming community. Its aim is to encourage insurers to reward.
Genetic modifications of plants aim to enhance climate and disease resistance, but they can also introduce new nutritional characteristics to harvested fruits. After two decades of research, the National Agricultural.
In the Casamance region, known as the "Green Senegal," the agri-food sector provides 9 out of 10 jobs, but inadequate income conditions persist due to the lack of organized supply.
The tourist island of Kos in Greece is experiencing more frequent and intense heatwaves that are altering the island's economic capacity. The cultivation of olive trees is directly impacted by.
Out of the 783 million individuals who lack easy access to food, one-third are in Africa. The causes include exacerbated drought and the absence of agricultural resources and resilient food.
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.
