Tag: Agriculture and Fishing
Faced with food shortages and climate change, polyculture has “an interest”
According to a study by an international team of scientists published in the benchmark journal PNAS, mixing crops on the same field is one of the best solutions for securing…
French justice dismisses the case
Two Parisian investigating judges have put an end, without prosecution, to the investigation into the massive poisoning of the West Indies with chlordecone, a pesticide authorized in banana plantations until…
France again pushes back the ban on neonicotinoids in the beet industry
The French government wants to authorize neonicotinoids again in 2023 in sugar beet crops. A draft decree was published on Tuesday January 3 and the decision should be taken at…
entry into force of a new, greener Common Agricultural Policy
The new European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) comes into force on January 1 for the period 2023-2027. For this new version, and even if the European Union continues to define…
The preservation of wild tsiperifery pepper, a challenge for Madagascar
In Madagascar, there is the challenge of finding alternatives to the overexploitation of wild pepper. This spice endemic to the humid forests of the east of the Big Island, exported…
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…