Tag: Agriculture and Fishing
Trupti Jain, co-inventor of Bhungroo
Thanks to this tool, nearly 125,000 people have permanent access to rainwater. And Bhungroo is above all a matter of women, who are the only ones trained to use it.…
civil society mobilized against a law that opens the door to GMOs
The law on biosafety, voted on June 3, 2022 without debate in the outgoing National Assembly, opened the door to genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Organizations are mobilizing when the text…
The disputed project of mega-basins “aims to make better use of water”, defends Marc Fesneau
08:44 On November 2, work for the construction of a water reservoir or “mega-basin” must resume in Sainte-Soline in Deux-Sèvres, in western France. After the protests last weekend, opponents of…
after 4 years of negotiations, an agreement is finalized with the EU but Madagascar is dissatisfied
Madagascar and the European Union agree on a new tuna fishing agreement. On Friday, the two sides finally managed to find common ground after four years of tough negotiations. Compared…
René Dumont, pioneer of political ecology
Agronomist, René Dumont discovers the famine in Indochina. Shocked by colonial violence, he turned his back on the French Empire to devote himself to the fight against hunger. Inventor of…
Transhumant pastoralists in the Sahel increasingly stuck in peri-urban areas
In the Sahel, the rainy season is coming to an end and transhumance should resume for Sahelian herders who seek pasture in coastal countries. But restrictions due to insecurity and…
the government announces the cessation of exports of certain products
The Bolivian government announced on Wednesday evening the cessation of exports of products such as soy derivatives and beef. A decision in response to the blockages that paralyze Santa Cruz,…
in defense of producers, Ivory Coast and Ghana boycott a summit in Brussels
There will be no Ivorian and Ghanaian officials this Wednesday, October 26 in Brussels for the opening of the meeting of the partners of the World Cocoa Foundation. Accra and…
“Wine in China is experienced as a luxury product, but it is disconnected from the terroir”
“Tibetan Antilope Castle” is how a wine estate located in Bordeaux in France, was renamed after being bought by Chinese investors. As the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party…
Agriculture: the harvest sector in search of labor
In France, the summer was hot and dry. While many crops have suffered from the climate, the vines are doing well with a promising 2022 vintage. But the winegrowers had…