In France, the current industrial agricultural model is impoverishing biodiversity, depriving farmers of the ecological services provided by nature and ultimately threatening our ability to feed ourselves. We must therefore accelerate the agro-ecological transition from input-dependent agriculture. To do this, the Noé association is asking, through
PlusOrganic farming is definitely on the up and up. The latest figures published by the Organic Agency, which has been scrutinising this market for several years, set an impressive series of records. But behind these abstract figures, there are some very concrete realities. The organic origins, the organic products grown by farmers and the organic
PlusAfter a first edition in February 2018, the NGO Générations futures published on Thursday, June 6, a new report on pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables consumed in France, based on 13,300 official data produced by the French General Directorate of Repression.
PlusThe European Union is increasing the number of bilateral free trade agreements, in all opacity. This is the analysis and point of view of the foodwatch association, which defends the rights of consumer citizens to greater transparency in the food sector and access to healthy food. A few days before the European elections, the organisation
PlusWith one million species threatened with extinction, nature's decline is unprecedented. This is the conclusion of the Global Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) unveiled at UNESCO Headquarters on 6 May 2019. Alternatives and initiatives
PlusCe premier opus des Rencontres Internationales de l’Agriculture du Vivant s’est révélé un événement unique qui a présenté une démarche globale, totale : relier santé des sols, qualité des aliments, pour “une seule santé” de la Planète. Plus de 1700 auditeurs ont suivi les cinq jours de ces Rencontres, dont 65 %
PlusBetween a tomato grown in greenhouses, without much taste but very cheap, and an expensive organic tomato, reddened by the sun in the open ground, more and more fruit and vegetable growers are testing a third way: the guaranteed "zero pesticide residue". With a small label
PlusAlors que vient de s’ouvrir le SIA – Salon International de l’agriculture – ce samedi 23 février à Paris, les portes des Rencontres internationales de l’agriculture du vivant se sont refermées à la Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, avec le résultat des Trophées de cette édition 2019. Ces Trophées de
PlusEt si l’agriculture française devenait le premier fournisseur d’énergie renouvelable ? Car les enjeux liés à l’énergie, aux Gaz à effet de serre (GES) et au changement climatique interpellent de plus en plus les agriculteurs. Toutefois, les agriculteurs qui possèdent une quantité suffisante de déchets n’ont parfois pas les ressources financières
PlusThere are eighty of them. Eighty investment funds representing a mere $6.5 trillion. These are investors from KFC, McDonald's or Burger King. They threaten, in an open letter published on January 29th, to pull the rug out from under the table if the junk food giants do not fundamentally revise their copy
PlusObesity, undernourishment and climate change are the three facets of the same threat to humanity and must be fought globally, doctors said on 28 January, saying that food multinationals - the Big Food companies - must be regulated in the same way as tobacco companies have been. These three evils "have
PlusBruno Le maire change d’avis : Après avoir annoncé ce 8 janvier qu’il ne voulait pas suspendre le E171 présent dans de nombreux produits alimentaires, le ministre de l’Economie et des Finances revient sur ses propos et s’engage à bel et bien signer l’arrêté tant attendu pour rendre effective la suspension
PlusPure plagiarism. In literature, it's not very pretty, but in public health, it's very serious. In 2017, the European Union extended the use of glyphosate, the famous herbicide from the firm Monsanto/Bayer, for five years. This authorisation is the result of an expert report that plagiarized the use of glyphosate.
PlusLe ministre de l’économie Bruno Lemaire a annoncé ce 8 janvier, contre toute attente, son intention de ne pas interdire l’additif alimentaire E171 plus communément connu sou le nom de dioxyde de titane. La décision est reportée à plus tard, quand les preuves scientifiques seront réunies de la dangerosité de
PlusFood safety issues are increasingly on the minds of consumers when they shop. They want to be increasingly informed about the content, quality and source of the products they buy. A plethora of applications has emerged in recent years, independent of the industry and the consumer.
PlusThey grow French 100 % cotton in the heart of the Gers When people ask you what the Gers has in store for you - especially at this time of year - what do you think about? Well, make no mistake, the Gers, from now on it will also be ... cotton. Yohan de Wit,
PlusAgriculture biologique, commerce équitable, … quelles différences et pour quels avantages ? La recherche en économie et sociologie rurale rassemble derrière les termes « réseaux agri-alimentaires alternatifs » et « systèmes alimentaires alternatifs » des initiatives aussi diverses que le commerce équitable, l’agriculture biologique, les circuits courts de proximité ou les
PlusManufacturers and distributors have no lack of imagination to target children in their communication: organization of birthday parties with avalanches of sweets and candies, labels with animal drawings and fun games, everything is good to incite our children to junk food without limit. Products that are too fatty, too sweet, too salty.
PlusBousculés par la crise environnementale et préoccupés par leur alimentation et leur santé, les habitants de la métropole considèrent à nouveau l’agriculture. Mais la vision idéale qu’ils en ont gardée est difficile à projeter face à l’organisation et les pratiques de la ville contemporaine. La manifestation « Capital agricole –
PlusAmerican farmers will be able to use dicamba in their crops. This pesticide, a cousin of glyphosate, is produced by Monsanto-Bayer. Highly controversial, it was the subject of fierce discussions but finally the American authorities have just renewed its authorization. Volatile, it spreads to neighbouring fields and devastates everything, or almost everything,
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