Tag: Agriculture and Fishing
UN agency calls for urgent adoption of ‘blue pact’ to protect oceans
In its latest report, the UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) calls for the adoption of a global “blue pact” for the oceans. The goal? Sustainable use of…
serious economic consequences for fishermen
In Guinea, a hundred fishermen have been treated by the hospital, because of a mysterious skin disease causing cases of rashes, burns of the second and third degree. They would…
The ban on a pesticide worries French cereal producers who export to Africa
Concern is mounting over the ban on the use of an insecticide which is due to come into force on April 25. Some fear in particular that France will no…
Marseille sea urchins, victims of overfishing
In the Mediterranean Sea, scientists and fishing professionals are concerned about the drop in the number of sea urchins. These woodpecker-covered marine animals are thought to be victims of overfishing…
demonstration of farmers against the influx of grain from Ukraine
Big anger of Romanian farmers against Ukrainian cereals while the European aid plan was supposed to calm the rumble in Eastern Europe. With our correspondent in Bucharest, Benjamin Ribout Despite…
Russia threatens to suspend Ukrainian grain export deal
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in Turkey this Friday, April 7, a member of NATO which stands out for its good relations with Moscow and its role as mediator…
launch of a program to help reintegrate Pool ex-combatants
Ninja ex-combatants in Pool, a region in southern Congo-Brazzaville, rocked by a civil war between 2016 and 2017, will receive funding from the government and the World Bank for commercial…
“dead days” in ports, fishermen are up against European projects
No boat at sea, no fish on the stalls: French fishermen are mobilizing from Thursday 30 to Friday 31 March. For the first time, the National Fisheries Committee is launching…
African agrotech, an opportunity for agriculture on the continent
In Africa, new local technologies are enabling the development of the agricultural sector on the continent. Applications of African agrotech were showcased at South By Southwest, the innovation festival in…
Clashes between anti-basin demonstrators and police in Sainte-Soline
Clashes erupted this Saturday March 25 between demonstrators and the police around a disputed water reserve under construction in Sainte-Soline, in Deux-Sèvres. Thousands of people mobilized despite the ban on…