Tag: Agriculture and Fishing
The war in Ukraine and its threats hang over the Paris Agricultural Show
Does the war started by Russia threaten European agriculture? Difficulties in grain supply and soaring gas prices are worrying. Russia and Ukraine are the world’s largest and fourth grain exporters,…
the war in Ukraine will affect Africa too
The concern concerns, among other things, wheat. However, Africa imports two thirds of the wheat it consumes from Russia and Ukraine, respectively 3rd and 8th world producers. And now that…
The 2022 Agricultural Show opens in Paris after two years of absence
The 58th edition of the Salon de l’agriculture opens on Saturday 26 February. The great return of cows, sheep, pigs in the capital after two years of absence, the Covid-19…
digitized farms are making a comeback at the Salon de l’Agriculture
Over the years, agriculture has become the privileged domain of information and digital technologies. After two years of absence, digitized farms are making a comeback at the 58th edition of…
L214 wants to shed light on “structural mistreatment” of farm animals
Animal welfare invites itself into the presidential campaign. As the Agricultural Show approaches, the L214 association publishes surveys on intensive farming and industrial fishing. Explanations from Brigitte Gothière, co-founder and…
Fatal accident of a hiker: “Hunting is a symbol of rural territory”
The subject of hunting imposes itself in a dramatic way in the presidential campaign. Several political figures have called for its ban on the weekend, after the death of a…
Why do we really need to save the oceans?
2022 is an important year for our oceans. Several summits and conferences will be dedicated to them in Kenya, Portugal and China. A first meeting took place at the beginning…
Iceland plans to stop whaling from 2024
Iceland will soon no longer be one of the few countries to still practice the controversial whaling. Within two years, the harpoons should be put away for good and the…
Demeter stripped of its “ideological” surveillance power
The government takes action. On Tuesday February 1, the administrative court decided to restrict the activities of the Demeter cell. Its initial aim was to fight against crime in the…
Combating air, water and soil pollution: European solutions
Plastics in the oceans, cars in city centers or pesticides in the fields. Europeans are looking for local solutions to improve their living environment and fight against pollution. Plastic in…