Tag: Agriculture and Fishing
court reauthorizes Monsanto to import glyphosate and GMO corn
As of this week, Monsanto is once again allowed to import glyphosate and genetically modified corn into Mexico. The giant of the manufacture of GMO seeds obtained by the decision…
North Korean fishermen sentenced to penal colony in Russia
It is a court decision that puts the finger again on an unknown reality. North Korean fishermen were sentenced to the penal colony in the Far East of the Russian…
Glyphosate: the symbol of an agriculture in question
It is the most widely used herbicide in the world: glyphosate. Accused of being harmful to the environment and health, it nevertheless remains acclaimed by a large part of the…
Aquaculture, one of the solutions to combat overfishing
The United Nations is at the bedside of the oceans during a major UN conference on the subject this week of June 27, 2022 in Lisbon. All the lights are…
Pollution, overfishing, seabed… the UN at the bedside of the oceans to preserve their future
The second United Nations Ocean Conference opened in Lisbon for the whole week. On the program, meetings between Heads of State, demonstrations by civil society and perhaps greater commitments to…
farmers also cultivate tweets
On social networks, several farmers promote their profession by revealing behind the scenes of their daily lives. They are brought together in an association: “FrAgriTwittos” It’s almost a daily meeting…
Bayer weakened after US Supreme Court ruling on Roundup
The Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday, June 21, refused an appeal by Monsanto, owned by Bayer, making final its judgment to pay 25 million dollars to a…
Madagascar wants to improve its agricultural sector to achieve food self-sufficiency
While rice is the staple food of the Malagasy, Madagascar has to import 500,000 tonnes of it each year to feed its population. Saturday, June 18, near Antananarivo, then closed…
“historic” agreements after marathon discussions at the WTO
The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced that it had approved, on Friday June 17, in Geneva agreements ” historical on fishing, the lifting of anti-Covid-19 patents and food insecurity. ”…
Senegalese fishermen arrested in Guinea: a minister sent by Dakar must go to Conakry
According to the Senegalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “more than 300 fishermen” left “without authorization” in Guinean waters. The Dakar authorities were informed on May 26, 2022. They claim to…