Tag: Agriculture and Fishing
Yacouba Sawadogo, “the man who stopped the desert”, has passed away
It is the death of a tireless defender of nature. Yacouba Sawadogo died this Sunday, December 3 in Ouahigouya, in the north of Burkina Faso, at the age of 77.…
beekeepers denounce low-cost honey imports
Around a hundred beekeepers gathered this Thursday, November 30, in Paris, to raise awareness about their fate. It’s a paradox: while France consumes more honey than it produces, the stocks…
Beaujolais Nouveau 2023, consumers follow despite inflation
As is customary, on the third Thursday in November, Beaujolais Nouveau arrived. If the other wines from the Beaujolais vineyard are still being vinified, this first wine of the year…
in the disaster-stricken villages of Pas-de-Calais, solidarity is organized
The French president and the minister of agriculture expected this Tuesday in Pas de Calais. Emmanuel Macron and Marc Fesneau in the north of France at the bedside of affected…
How Ukraine exports its grain since the end of the agreement with Russia
Since the end of the grain agreement unilaterally decreed by Russia on July 17, Ukraine can no longer safely export its grain through the Black Sea. To get around the…
South African poultry industry threatened by bird flu
Poultry farmers in South Africa are worried. All their chicken farming could go out the window. The animals are struck by an avian epizootic, described as “ the worst »…
in Champagne vineyards, the living conditions of foreign workers cause a scandal
In the Marne department in northeastern France, a supposed case of modern slavery in the Champagne vineyards has come to light. A collective accommodation place for agricultural workers was closed…
the new wolf plan frustrates breeders and outrages nature defenders
A new wolf plan for the period 2024-2029 was presented this Monday, September 18 by the prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. If the plan was revealed during a closed meeting,…
contrasting results for the 2023 harvests
The harvest is almost coming to an end in France with the first estimates of the harvest which should be very qualitative. But now, the results are very mixed, in…
Visiting Russia, Erdogan hopes to change Putin’s position on the grain agreement
Can Recep Tayyip Erdogan convince Vladimir Putin to return to the Ukrainian grain deal, which Russia withdrew from in July? This is in any case the objective of the Turkish…