Monsanto Completes Acquisition Of De Ruiter Seeds
Step by step the three geants Monsanto, Dupont Pioneer, Syngenta are controling the world genes. Who will be losers? Farmers? (Jun 14, 2008 | post #1)
World Bank warns about rising food prices
In the long or medium term is it really possible to significantly increase yields per hectare if one takes into consideration the world decreasing stock in potash resources, phosphoric acid and the increasing cost of nitrogen produced with oil gas? The general model of intensive agriculture dried reserves of fertilizers, if we want to promote sustainable and multifunctional agriculture,we need to modify our food diet more plants and less meat products. The general uses of leguminous in the crop rotation and diet could have a significant effect in the world food security. (May 20, 2008 | post #1)
Pioneer invests in online grain marketing service
American grain agents, it will be interesting to known your point of view about this online marketing service: Farmers, Private grain collectors,co-op, processors...is it efficient?, it by-pass the traditionnal circuit of grain, who gain the add-value? are you in favor or upset? Amerique has an advance time. I think next year it will appear in Europe. Thank you (Apr 20, 2008 | post #1)
Environmentalists praise moratorium on growing soy in Brazil
If we (and other consumers in developping countries as China, India...)continue to increase consumption of meat at the expense of the plants will continue to contribute to the destruction of forests (Apr 4, 2008 | post #1)
No ban on genetically modified coffee
Don't forget that a customer pay for the product characteristics plus for its image, if you delete its image the price go down and so the farmer revenue (Mar 26, 2008 | post #11)
Rebellious Mood in Rural Zimbabwe
History shows us that land reform doesn't work. When it occurs in Peru, Algeria, Portugal... the food production collapses, food chain is disorganized and countries which was exporters become importers. Without knowledge and skill the new farmers make a lot of errors. The human capital is essential for a sustainable supply of food and experimented farmers have. (Mar 26, 2008 | post #1)
Is agriculture a dying industry?
The exchange of goods like fruits must be linked with the comparative advantages that a country has. Florida has natural comparative advantages with its tropical climate, good soil and a constructed advantage with the well organized citrus chain. So, Florida should gain market shares. But the economic laws are bypassed by dumping: economic dumping (subsidies), social dumping (weak social law), environmental dumping (no respect of the environment), exchange dumping (currency rate favorable) and sometimes food security dumping with forbidden pesticide uses. This alchimy now, is the basis of the global market share. (Feb 19, 2008 | post #1)
WTO rules for US against EU on bananas
The WTO obligation will leads to a new situation: First: West Indies farmers will quit because they can't compete with large farms, agribusiness companies and low cost labor in South America. The land will become idle land or converted for lucrative illegal productions. Second: the countries like Ecuador will develop their banana crops. In exchange of market opening, the price of their staple food will go down with importations from Brazil, US... Indian farmers who grow corn, barley, potatoes, wheat, beans often between 2000 and 4000 meters above the sea level in harsh condition, don't know what is WTO,will lost their revenue and become workers in big agribusiness farms and companies. It's the world that international experts desire. (Feb 8, 2008 | post #1)
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