• News digest: Agri-food markets and production

    • 18/03/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Bananas, Benin, Burkina Faso, Caribbean, China, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, News, Pacific, Spain, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
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    Revue de presse : Marchés et production agroalimentaires
    Global Organic farming is still gaining ground Global organic agriculture is progressing in small steps again in 2019, with a 1.6% increase in the global surface area – an additional 1.1 million hectares (ha) – to 72.3 million ha (including land under conversion), with Oceania in the lead, in fact Australia (nearly 50%), followed by Europe (23%) and Latin America (11%) (Commodafrica, 3 March). But compared to the world’s agricultural surface area, the result is still modest (1.5%). The countries… +
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  • News Digest: Agri-food production

    • 19/11/2020
    • Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
    • Category: Bananas, Cucumber, Melons, News, Onions, Pineapples, Tomatoes, Watermelons
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    AFRICA Climate change increasingly threatens vulnerable Africa A recent report from the World Meteorological Organization states that climate change is having significant impacts in Africa (Commodafrica, 28 October). These impacts are likely to worsen in the future, particularly for food supplies, economies and health. The main risks for agriculture are reduced crop productivity (heat and drought); increased pest and disease damage; and the effects of floods on food system infrastructure.   Aerial imagery detects and tracks banana threats New research… +
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  • News Digest: Agri-food markets

    • 19/11/2020
    • Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
    • Category: Bananas, Citrus fruits, Mangoes, News
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    AFRICA UEMOA encourages consumer interest in local products On the occasion of the first “October, month of local consumption” in its eight member states, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) aims to counter the growing disinterest of West African consumers in local products (Commodafrica, 8 October). In a UEMOA market of 120 million consumers, African companies are faced with a growth in imports of food products. Encouraging the consumption of local products must also involve supporting national agriculture… +
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