Tag: africa-agriculture
In Senegal, the price of fertilizers is catching market gardeners in a pinch
Two farmer brothers carry bags of organic fertilizer, in Mboro, western Senegal, March 13, 2023. RAPHAEL BELMIN FOR “THE WORLD” In Wolof, we call it “dior”. The term designates this…
2023, a good year for the value of French agricultural production
A French farmer checks the wheat he has just harvested in his field in Château-Thébaud (Loire-Atlantique), July 9, 2020. STEPHANE MAHE / REUTERS The “France farm” displays a good result…
The government presents a “pact” to respond to the disappearance of agricultural operations
This was a campaign promise from Emmanuel Macron, reiterated, in September 2022, before the members of the Young Farmers union, affiliated with the FNSEA. In this case the presentation of…
“Preserve agricultural land for the benefit of peasant agriculture”
Lhe pact and the agricultural orientation and future law, which must define the future of French agriculture and is currently the subject of consultations, must address the preservation of agricultural…
In Abidjan, Ivorians want to “decolonize” chocolate
The Bushman Café in Abidjan always smells of cocoa, but its aroma is particularly heady that day in the small meeting room on the ground floor. A few chocolate bars…