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October 20, 2020 11:16 AM
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Vietnam’s soybean demand fell in 2020 with the outbreak of both the coronavirus (COVID-19) and African swine fever (ASF), according to a Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). ASF continues to impact animal feed demand in Vietnam but the swine population has seen a 7.7% increase since Jan. 1, 2020. The USDA estimates the country’s feed demand forecast to total 27.1 million tonnes in the 2019-20 marketing year and 28.1 million tonnes in the 2020-21 . . .
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October 16, 2020 8:46 AM
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By Shelbi Knisley, USW Director of Trade Policy The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to push an estimated 71 to 140 million people into extreme poverty according to studies by the United Nations and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). According to the IFPRI study, “a global health crisis could thus cause a major food […]
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October 13, 2020 5:10 AM
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04/11/2020 à 14h30 Animateur(s) : Denis COUVET La diversité génétique in-situ des espèces domestiquées et exploitées pourrait être un enjeu important en gestion des milieux naturels, cultures, forêts...Cette diversité étant à même de déterminer rendement, résistance aux ennemis des cultures, de manière générale résilience face aux aléas environnementaux et/ou sociaux, qualité du travail de l’agriculteur ou du forestier.
Cette séance se propose de faire le point sur les faits, recherches et perspectives développées dans le domaine.
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October 13, 2020 3:52 AM
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La nouvelle Commission européenne entrée en fonction fin 2019 a rapidement manifesté l’ambition de renforcer le rôle géopolitique de l’Union. Dans le contexte du Brexit, face aux résurgences de rivalité entre les États-Unis et la Russie, et aux ambitions chinoises, faire entendre la voix de l’Europe sera indispensable mais ne sera pas une mince affaire. Parmi les sujets de préoccupation les plus inquiétants et les plus proches de son espace territorial, la région méditerranéenne occupe une place de choix. Jean-François Drevet montre ici quels sont les problèmes prioritaires à prendre en considération dans cette région, distinguant les parties occidentale et orientale (notamment la Turquie et l’Iran), et comment l’Union pourrait s’y atteler. Il plaide pour la mise en place au plus vite d’une stratégie d’action commune et souligne également, en dehors des zones conflictuelles, les pistes de coopération locale qui pourraient être explorées (par exemple dans le secteur énergétique).
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October 6, 2020 5:05 AM
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Wheat yields are being cut in half in areas of Argentina that have been devastated by drought, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange said its weekly crop report on Sept. 17. The report noted that a number of wheat fields in northern Argentina would not be harvested due to an extreme lack of moisture. The Exchange estimated that about 12% of the 6.5 million hectares planted in Argentina this year are in the northern part of the country, where the drought is . . .
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October 2, 2020 10:25 AM
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Algeria has decided to change the terms of its wheat import tender in order to allow Black Sea origins like Russian wheat to be offered, a French exporters group said on Wednesday. "We are expecting a change to Algeria's terms for the next wheat tender that should open up this destination to Black Sea origins," Thierry de Boussac, a trader and representative of French grain exporters group Synacomex told reporters. "This has been approved by the Algerian government but I don't know the details," he added during a news conference organised by farm office FranceAgriMer. While details of the changes have not been published, they are expected to see the limit on bug damage increased from 0.1% to 0.5% for certain origins, along with a higher protein requirement, he said. Algeria's grains agency OAIC, which runs the country's wheat import tenders, could not immediately be reached for comment.
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October 2, 2020 10:19 AM
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Fund speculation and irrational hoarding are to blame for a spike in China’s corn prices, agriculture minister Han Changfu told state media on Wednesday. A recovery in hog breeding capacity, and an expansion of the corn processing industry have also contributed to prices, which this week climbed to the highest in five years before paring gains, said Han. Prices should not climb further, owing to ample commercial stocks and the upcoming harvest, Han s ...
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October 2, 2020 10:11 AM
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Despite a large Russian crop, the nation’s agriculture ministry said the grain export quota used in April through June during the coronavirus pandemic is still relevant, Reuters reported. Russian officials have said they could set a grain export quota for January through June 2021 in order to secure domestic supplies. “Despite good prospects of harvest, the mechanism of non-tariff quotas for grain exports remains relevant and the agriculture ministry plans to improve and apply this measure in the future,” the agriculture ministry . . .
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September 30, 2020 12:14 PM
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Impactée par le confinement, la filière amidon renoue avec le dynamisme mais demande aux pouvoirs publics un accompagnement pour assurer l’avenir, notamment en matière de relance du fret ferroviaire, de soutien aux solutions moins émettrices de GES, et de développement des protéines végétales.
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September 30, 2020 7:43 AM
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Quel fut le rôle des zones rurales dans les soulèvements de 2011 dans les pays arabes ? En articulant économie politique et géographie sociale, Habib Ayeb et Ray Bush proposent une analyse engagée du paradigme de la « sécurité alimentaire ».
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September 30, 2020 7:41 AM
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TUNISIE. Selon une étude du Forum tunisien des droits économiques et sociaux (FTDES) consacrée aux petites exploitations agricoles en Tunisie, la petite agriculture doit d'abord être une priorité nationale et son développement ne pourra se faire que dans le cadre d'une stratégie globale du pays et l'implication de l'ensemble des parties prenantes"
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September 29, 2020 10:05 AM
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Highlights • The COVID-19 crisis was studied regarding food, using different information sources. • Google searches regarding COVID-19 were analysed. • The most-watched videos pretended to explain and provide advice for COVID-19. • Frequency of Twitter words changed from stocking food to future uncertainty. • During strict lockdown, Spanish consumers bought food items perceived as healthier. Abstract
This preliminary study describes the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on people’s interests, opinions, and behaviour towards food. Here, the evolution of people’s internet searches, the characteristics of the most watched YouTube videos, and Tweeted messages in relation to COVID-19 and food was studied. Additionally, an online questionnaire (Spanish population, n = 362) studied changes in food shopping habits during the lockdown, motivations behind the changes, and perceived reliability of ...
Dans les suites de la tourmente des échanges engendrée par la crise Covid 19 et dans un contexte de remise en cause de l’OMC par les Etats Unis, l’UE a lancé le 16 juin dernier une consultation publique visant à réviser en profondeur sa politique commerciale. Parmi les objectifs cités, figurent celui d’améliorer la résilience de l’UE et de créer un modèle « d’autonomie stratégique ouverte ». Agriculture Stratégies avait déjà pointé la nécessité de cette réflexion lors de la publication de sa note de référence stratégique en janvier 2019. Nous reprenons dans notre réponse à la consultation les propositions alors évoquées : privilégier les coopérations entre Etats souverains, discriminer les produits selon les modes de production, et réguler les défaillances de marché. L’OMC doit perdre ses prérogatives supranationales et se voir repositionnée parmi les institutions de l’ONU afin d’en faire une organisation propice au dialogue, à la recherche de conciliation et à la structuration de coopérations commerciales stabilisatrices et durables.
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October 20, 2020 11:13 AM
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A series of weather problems throughout the growing season has left Europe with a sharply reduced grains crop. EU grains exports are set to be well down in 2020-21, with the UK, now out of the EU, but trading as a member until the end of 2020, in particular, set to import an increased quantity of wheat. On the oilseeds side, the question of crisis resilience, in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, has thrown a spotlight on the EU’s protein deficit. Figures from . . .
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October 14, 2020 9:14 AM
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Dans le cadre des préparatifs de la campagne agricole 2020/2021 et afin d'assurer les besoins des agriculteurs, notamment en engrais, une séance de travail s'est tenue lundi 7 septembre 2020 au siège du ministère des Finances avec la participation du ministre de l'Industrie, de l'énergie et des mines, le ministre des Finances et la ministre de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche et des Ressources hydrauliques. L'accent aurait été mis sur la nécessité de sauver la saison agricole en assurant l'approvisionnement des producteurs en engrais. Le Groupe Chimique Tunisien a été appelé à fournir dans les meilleurs délais 60 000 tonnes de nitrates d'ammonium d'une valeur totale de 45 millions de dinars, la fourniture de «DAP» et de «Super 45». Par ailleurs, selon le directeur général du Groupe Chimique Tunisien il est prévu que la première cargaison de phosphates importée d'Algérie débarquera avant la fin de ce mois de septembre et permettra au Groupe Chimique Tunisien, de former les stocks de phosphate
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October 13, 2020 4:00 AM
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The recent outbreak of a new Coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic with about 10.5 million reported cases and over 500,000 deaths worldwide. Our prospective paper reports an updated analysis of the impact that this pandemic had on the Italian agri-food sector during the national lockdown and discusses why and how this unprecedented economic crisis could be a turning point to deal with the overall sustainability of food and agricultural systems in the frame of the forthcoming European Green Deal. Its introductory part includes a wide-ranging examination of the first quarter of pandemic emergency, with a specific focus on the primary production, to be understood as agriculture (i.e., crops and livestock, and their food products), fisheries, and forestry. The effect on the typical food and wine exports, and the local environment tourism segments is also taken into account in this analysis, because of their old and deep roots into the cultural and historical heritage of the country. Particular emphasis is given to the urgent need of investments in research and development concerning agriculture, in terms of not only a fruitful penetration of the agro-tech for a next-generation agri-food era, but also a deeper attention to ...
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October 6, 2020 5:34 AM
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Australia's weather bureau expects a wetter than usual end to the year across the country's north and east, it said on Tuesday, benefiting grain growers after years of tinder-dry conditions and bringing a respite for fire officials.The Bureau of Meteorology declared a La Niña weather phenomenon had developed in the Pacific Ocean, boosting its status to an "active event" from an "alert".A La Nina is typically associated with greater rainfall, more tropical cyclones, and cooler than average temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
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October 6, 2020 5:04 AM
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The global grain and oilseeds sector is feeling the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as it has caused ongoing trends such as deglobalization of supply chains and declining biofuels demand to accelerate while increasing concerns about food security, according to a recent study by food and agriculture investor Rabobank. The report — “The Grain and Oilseed Sector in a Post-COVID-19 World” — examined potential and short- and long-term trends that will impact every link in the grain and oilseed . . .
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October 2, 2020 10:23 AM
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Weather conditions for winter grain sowing in Ukraine are the worst in the last 10 years due to severe drought across most of the country, the APK-Inform consultancy on Wednesday quoted weather forecasters as saying. Ukraine, among the leading global grain growers and exporters, is likely to reduce its grain harvest to around 68 million tonnes this year from a record 75 million tonnes in 2019 due to poor weather. “As of September 10 ... the area with absolutely dry and almost dry arable soil layer increased up to 60-70% (of the total area). At the same time, the soil layer 0-10 cm was almost dry on 70-80% of the area,” forecasters said in a report. “Mass winter crop sowing in areas with such a low moisture is impractical,”...
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October 2, 2020 10:15 AM
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The loading of grains ships in Argentina was temporarily halted on Monday by a 24-hour strike by grains inspectors demanding higher wages and shorter working hours, Martin Brindici, general manager of the country's private ports chamber, said on Monday. The work stoppage began at midnight. "This measure generates economic losses for the sector and for the country. It makes operations more difficult and could generate breaches of international commercial commitments," Brindici said in a telephone interview. A negotiating session to hammer out a deal that would allow the inspectors to return to work was scheduled for Tuesday among union leadership, private export company executives and representatives of Argentina's Labor Ministry. Argentina is the world's top supplier of soymeal livestock feed and a major exporter of corn, wheat and raw soybeans.
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September 30, 2020 12:47 PM
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Depuis quelques jours, il pleut enfin en Europe. Mais ces précipitations suffisent-elles à faire reculer l'importante sécheresse sévissant sur le continent ? Et si, comme le laissent augurer les prévisions météo, elles venaient à durer, ne risquent-elles pas de perturber les semis d'automne ?
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September 30, 2020 7:44 AM
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With food in short supply and prices rocketing, a wave of new farmers are growing produce on roofs, balconies and beyond. Long before the Covid-19 pandemic and the devastating explosion in Beirut on 4 August, Lebanon was already deep in economic crisis. For many, farming is emerging as a solution.
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September 30, 2020 7:43 AM
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Retrouvez la conférence qui s’est tenue le 23 septembre à Paris avec Sébastien Abis, Guillaume Lefort et Arnaud Montebourg. Agriculture : comment retisser des liens avec les citoyens ? Souveraineté alimentaire, Circuits courts, produits locaux ; la crise sanitaire a mis en évidence l’attachement des Français à défendre une alimentation et une agriculture plus ancrées …
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September 30, 2020 7:41 AM
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De la crise sanitaire qui continue à affecter de nombreux pays à travers le monde sont nées d’autres crises à différents niveaux, particulièrement sur les plans social et économique. La résilience des pays face à cette situation inédite a été d’ailleurs mise à rude épreuve. C’est le cas justement en ce qui concerne la sécurité alimentaire et la protection du pouvoir d’achat des consommateurs.
The COVID-19 crisis is expected to lead to a 46.4 percent decline in Tunisia’s GDP during the 2nd quarter of 2020 (April to June). The industrial sector will be hit hardest, with output falling by 52.7 percent, followed closely by services (-49.0 percent) and agriculture (-16.2 percent). These high losses are a result of the complete lockdown imposed in the country to contain the pandemic. Higher-income urban households will see the largest income losses, although lower-income urban households also will experience significant reductions in their income. As a policy response, social transfers towards poorer households will reduce the adverse welfare impact of these drops in household income. Government policies to support struggling businesses will allow economic activities to revive more rapidly when the lockdown loosens. Consequently, comprehensive planning by the Government of Tunisia to re-open the economy will be critical to reduce the pandemic’s adverse impact on the country’s economy in the longer-term, reducing losses of employment and income, especially in manufacturing and retail.
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