Tag: Agriculture and Fishing
Consumption: aquaculture exceeds fishing
Each year, an inhabitant of the planet swallows an average of 20 kilos of seafood. This consumption is increasing twice as fast as the world population is growing. And these…
Polish farmers in Brussels to voice their anger against the Green Deal
Polish farmers are in Brussels to express their anger. While they are suffering the full brunt of the consequences of the war in Ukraine, they also want to ask the…
In the Arcachon basin, oyster sales still lagging behind
On January 29, at the height of the end-of-year holidays, the prefect of Gironde ordered a three-week ban on the sale of oysters from the Arcachon basin. The cause: their…
European Union member states want to tax Russian grain
European Union member states agreed this Thursday, May 30, to impose prohibitive customs duties on imports of Russian and Belarusian agricultural products from July 1. These products, which notably include…
will the environment be the big loser?
Less than two weeks before the European elections, polls predict a victory for the conservative camp, with a breakthrough for populist and far-right lists in many countries of the European…
farmed salmon singled out by a report from the NGO WWF
Eat farmed salmon? No more than once a year according to the recommendations of the NGO WWF in Scandinavia and not for health reasons but for ecological and ethical reasons.…
SADC appeals for $5.5 billion to tackle southern Africa drought
SADC, the Southern African Development Community, is launching an appeal for $5.5 billion to support the 61 million people affected by drought. This call was launched on Monday May 20…
Migratory fish populations declined by more than 80%, study finds
A new edifying data concerning the loss of biodiversity. Migratory fish populations have declined by more than 80% worldwide in around fifty years. This is what a study co-signed by…
“Kangei Maru”, the new Japanese behemoth dedicated to whaling
Along with Norway and Iceland, Japan is one of the last countries in the world to continue whaling. And to give ourselves the means to capture more. His new flagship…
In France, agriculture becomes “of major general interest”, oppositions skeptical
French deputies approved, Thursday, May 16, an article of the agricultural bill which plans to give agriculture a “ of major general interest », a legal innovation supposed to respond…