Tag: Agriculture
Use of genetic engineering: genetic scissors divide agriculture | tagesschau.de
background As of: 27.06.2021 3:51 p.m. Some say that new genetic breeding methods could revolutionize agriculture. Others see it as an impermissible interference with nature. The much-discussed gene scissors are…
More than 80 percent of the streams exceed limits for pesticides – knowledge
Of Tina Baier Almost three kilograms of pesticides are distributed annually per hectare in the fields in Germany. Much more of it than previously thought ends up in bodies of…
“Eat apples”… Jean Castex in support of agriculture in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Jean Castex, photographed in May 2021. May 20, 2021. GUILLAUME SOUVANT / POOL /SIPA//SOUVANTGUILLAUME_1911.25166/2105201620/Credit:GUILLAUME SOUVANT / SIPA / 2105201623 – WILLIAM SOUVANT / SIPA A nod to Jacques Chirac. “Eat…
In France, agriculture is the leading cause of drinking water pollution
A tap. (drawing) – RAPHAEL BLOCH / SIPA The UFC-Que Choisir once again points the finger at endocrine disruptors. More than a million consumers, especially in rural areas, drink water…
In the age of urban agriculture, can we grow organic in a polluted environment?
A vegetable garden in the middle of the city (illustration). – Richard B. Levine / Newscom / SIPA Urban agriculture is developing more and more in cities. With this underlying…
Rethinking African agriculture to improve food security
Masked Botswana farmer covers sorghum in his field to protect it from birds (2020) – © Monirul Bhuiyan / AFP (via The Conversation) Climate change risks hampering African agricultural development…
Health, agriculture, fishing, real estate… Researchers point out the gigantic economic cost of invasive species
The tiger mosquito is one of those invasive species that is causing damage in France. – LODI FRANCK / SIPA The tiger mosquito, the fire ant, the rabbit in Australia,…
The Minister of Agriculture wants to see the origin of milk mentioned on labels
The government wants to mention the origin of milk and meat on labels. – Pixabay After the cancellation of a decree following an appeal by the dairy giant Lactalis, the…