Tag: Agriculture and Fishing
Kenya drought sparks inter-community clashes
The number of drought-affected Kenyans is expected to reach six million by January, according to the latest projections from the National Drought Management Authority. The rains that have fallen in…
Pesticide manufacturer Bayer-Monsanto ordered to compensate a French farmer
Bayer-Monsanto will have to compensate a French farmer, Paul François, poisoned by the herbicide Lasso. Information revealed, this Thursday, December 8, by our colleagues from World and Radio France. On…
France has authorized the export of banned pesticides on its territory
The investigation by two NGOs published on Wednesday November 30 reveals that France approved, between January and September 2022, the export abroad of nearly 7,500 tonnes of pesticides, which are…
the economic crisis on the menu of the Salon des Vignerons Indépendants
They come from all over France to make their know-how appreciated: more than 700 wine producers are gathered at the Salon des Vignerons Indépendants. It is held until November 28…
environmental organizations are up in arms
Despite the worst drought ever seen, and which is continuing and forcing restrictions throughout the country, the Spanish government only wants to touch the current level of irrigation for the…
Cameroonian Cécile Bibiane Njebet winner of the UN Champions of the Earth award
Cameroonian Cécile Bibiane Njebet was named winner of the prestigious Champions of the Earth award on Tuesday 22 November. This award from the United Nations Environment Program is awarded once…
In Martinique and Guadeloupe, the banana sector is struggling to recruit
/ Podcasts / Report France On these two Antilles islands, the banana sector has turned in recent years to a more sustainable culture. This requires more manual labor, and therefore…
Two deliveries of Russian fertilizer will leave Europe to relieve Africa
Russian fertilizer blocked in Europe will gradually be sent to Africa. After going to Malawi on Monday November 21, it is to a West African country that a second shipment…
Dismantling of a Franco-Beninese fraud network for the sale of agricultural equipment
This is the result of a year and a half of investigation by the gendarmerie of Lille, in the north of France. Five people (four Beninese and one French) were…
From farm to biogas, on the way to green mobility
In France, converting old vehicles to agricultural biogas and giving them a second life is possible. It all starts on the farm with cow manure and food waste, from which…