September 6 to 13, 2024
Initiative internationale « 4 pour 1000 » - Act For Global Impact - Innovations écosystémiques - Solutions durables - ODD
Act For Global Impact, le portail des innovations écosystémiques, "L'économie régénérative et circulaire ?" :
+ de 1000 solutions innovantes et durables passées au crible de notre grille d'analyse, corrélées aux 17 ODD et à leurs 169 sous-cibles planétaires
+ de 2500 acteurs engagés dans la transition écologique, prêts à lier des alliances multilatérales.
Agriculture and Agroforestry - Soil - Food Security - Forest - Carbon
Agriculture - Farmers - Carbon - Soil - Nutrition - Practices - Planet
6 September 2024
The farmers changing how they work to protect the planet
Carbon may be a dirty word, but in farming and food terms, it is currency.
It creates life in the soil which translates to nutrition.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9v84gz2lezo
Agriculture - Zai farming technique - Soil - Soil fertility - EcoNorCam project - North Cameroon
11 September 2024
How the Zai farming technique is transforming soil fertility in North Cameroon
* Cameroon has 12 million hectares (30 million acres) of degraded land including 26,029 hectares (about 64,000 acres) around two national parks Bénoué and Faro in the North region.
* Large human and livestock populations, over cultivation and overgrazing, the growing demand for fuelwood supplies and poor rangeland management are at the forefront of the environmental problem of human-made desertification in northern Cameroon.
* A project called EcoNorCam, which uses an agroecology method known as the Zai technique, aims to restore the soil around the Bénoué National Park.
* Farmers adopting the Zai method have seen a boom in their yield despite the hefty work involved.
Agriculture - Regenerative agriculture - Regenerative grazing - Practices - Climate change - Climate solution
10 September 2024
Regenerative agriculture is sold as a climate solution. Can it do all it says?
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/g-s1-17179/regenerative-agriculture-climate-change-soil-carbon
Agriculture - Farmers - Solution - Climate change
5 September 2024
Viewpoint: Climate change is real … and farmers are the solution
https://www.agdaily.com/insights/viewpoint-climate-change-is-real-and-farmers-are-the-solution/
Agriculture - Farmers - Carbon - Crops - Magic dust - Basalt - Practices - Nature - Conservation
12 September 2024
How farms are using 'magic dust' to capture carbon
Ryan Nelson sprinkles tonnes of "magic dust" across his farm near Culross, Fife.
The dust is crushed basalt – volcanic rock which can be found in abundance in quarries across the country.
The magic comes from its ability to both capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and help crops grow through a process known as enhanced rock weathering.
The dust is being given to farmers for free by a company which hopes to remove millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg3legn80xo
Agriculture - Regenerative agriculture - Farmers - Food system - Greenhouse gas emissions - Coffee - Cocoa - Palm oil - Soy
September 2024
Growing against the grain
The farmers trying to create a healthier food system
Food systems currently accounting for about 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, 70% of freshwater and 80% of deforestation and habitat loss in tropical areas. So it is no exaggeration to say that how farmers produce our food could make or break life as we know it on the planet. At the same time, farmers are suffering from extreme weather events like drought and flooding, and scientists warn that these climate impacts will only get worse unless we take steps to boost their resilience. In the latest issue of The Ethical Corporation magazine we look at what regenerative agriculture is in critical commodities such as coffee, cocoa, palm oil and soy. And we ask what will it take to bring about this needed revolution in our food system.
https://1.reutersevents.com/LP=37396#anchor-point
Agriculture - Ancient wheat - Crops - Food security - Climate change - Middle East’s - Research
6 September 2024
Can the Middle East’s ancient wheat save the world’s crops from climate change?
Legacy of century-old wheat collection is at heart of research creating future food security
Agriculture - British Farmers - Crops - Poor harvest - Climate change - Study
10 September 2024
Study: Farmers braced for 'historically poor harvest' following extreme wet winter weather
Agriculture - Regenerative agriculture - Farms - AI - Food security - Climate change - Tech
10 September 2024
Farms of the future: How can AI accelerate regenerative agriculture?
* Regenerative agriculture offers a way to ensure food security and help combat climate change.
* Developments in AI can help accelerate the transition to regenerative agriculture.
* We outline how emerging technology can be harnessed and scaled in low and middle-income countries.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/09/farms-ai-accelerate-regenerative-agriculture/
Agriculture - Regenerative agriculture - Carbon certificates - Financing - Firm - Soil Capital
3 September 2024
Trill Impact Ventures leads Soil Capital’s EUR 15m Series B financing round
Belgian start-up facilitating farmers’ transition to regenerative agriculture and issuing carbon certificates to large food corporates.
https://www.trillimpact.com/insights/press-release/trill-impact-soil-capital
Agriculture - Huile Olive - Production - Maghreb - Tunisie - Maroc - Algérie
5 septembre 2024
L’huile d’olive au Maghreb en plein essor
L’huile d’olive, trésor culinaire méditerranéen, connaît une croissance fulgurante sur la scène mondiale. Sa production a bondi de plus de 60 % ces dernières années, propulsée par des géants comme l’Espagne, l’Italie et la Grèce. Cependant, les pays du Maghreb – Tunisie, Maroc et Algérie – s’imposent comme des acteurs incontournables de cette industrie florissante, contribuant non seulement à leurs économies locales mais aussi au marché international grâce à leurs exportations de qualité.
https://www.afrik.com/l-huile-d-olive-au-maghreb-en-plein-essor
Agriculture - Ferme - Régénération - Biodiversité - Environnement - Alimentation - Ferme de la Granja - France
3 septembre 2024
La ferme de la Granja
Il y a 3 ans, Martin d'Archimbaud a repris une ferme près de Toulouse avec un objectif : nourrir et protéger l’environnement. Sur son exploitation agricole, il produit des amandes tout en créant de l’emploi et régénérant la biodiversité. 60 hectares, 25 000 amandiers, bienvenue à "La Granja".
https://www.brut.media/fr/videos/environnement/ecologie/la-ferme-de-la-granja
Policies and Governments
EU - European Union - European agriculture - Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU Agriculture - Final Report - Executive summary
4 September 2024
On Sep 4 (Wednesday), a 110-page tome outlining the steps needed to make European agriculture fairer, greener, healthier, and more sustainable. It’s the culmination of a seven-month process known as the “Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU Agriculture”.
A 9-page executive summary:
Analysis by Thin Ink:
https://news.thin-ink.net/p/a-bold-and-fair-vision
The future of EU agriculture: 14 key recommendations unveiled by Jane Byrne:
The Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture’s report outlines the steps needed to ensure the sustainability and resilience of farming in the bloc.
EU - European Union - European farming - Future - European Commission - Final Report
4 September 2024
The plan to save European farming
Five things you need to know about a report on the future of farming presented to Commission chief von der Leyen.
https://www.politico.eu/article/plan-save-europe-farming/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
EU - European Union - EU Nature Restoration - Deforestation - Major policy
11 September 2024
EU Nature Restoration Law goes into effect, and 3 other major policy updates
China has reportedly rejected the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation.
EU - European Union - European Commission - Dutch Scheme for Livestock Producers - €700M
19 August 2024
EU Commission Greenlights €700M Dutch Scheme for Livestock Producers to Voluntarily Close Their Farms
The European Commission has approved a €700M sustainability scheme by the Dutch government to compensate farmers who voluntarily close livestock sites.
Australia - Government farming policies - Farmers - Agriculture - Livelihoods - Animal policies - Environment policies - Protestation
10 September 2024
Australian farmers protest animal, environment policies they say harm them
CANBERRA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Hundreds of farmers from across Australia held a protest on Tuesday against government farming policies they said were influenced by environmental and animal welfare activists and which were harming their livelihoods.
Ukraine - Agriculture - Food - Agrifoods exports - Supply chain - EU accession
5 September 2024
Ukraine eyes agrifoods exports boom ahead of EU accession.
Ukraine is ramping up agricultural exports this year and next, according to its deputy minister for agrarian policy & food – but the country is still facing multiple challenges with agrifoods production levels because of the Russian invasion.
Ghana - Cocoa - Traceability - EU deforestation law
5 September 2024
Ghana begins pilot program to trace cocoa as EU deforestation law looms, official says
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Ghana is piloting a system that traces cocoa beans from farm to port as it gears up for a new EU law banning the import of commodities linked to deforestation, a government official said on Thursday.
Vietnam - High-quality rice project - Rice value chains - Investment
31 August 2024
Around $2.7 billion needed to carry out 1 million ha high-quality rice project
Vietnam projects $2.7 billion needed for low-emission rice project. Vietnam has estimated that $2.7 billion will be required to implement a World Bank-supported 1 million-hectare low-emission rice project. The World Bank has already agreed to cover $330 million for the initial phase of the project, which will focus on developing high-quality, low-emission rice value chains. [source Capital For Climate]
Europe - Commission européenne - Transition écologique - Projets
11 septembre 2024
Transition écologique : les cinq dossiers chauds de la nouvelle Commission européenne
Feuille de route agricole, objectif climatique à 2040, pacte des océans… Voici les principaux projets qui attendent la nouvelle Commission européenne en matière de transition écologique.
France - Gouvernement - Secrétariat général à la Planification écologique (SGPE) - Biomasse
Juillet 2024
Bouclage biomasse enjeux et orientations
https://www.info.gouv.fr/upload/media/content/0001/10/00d496ed6c39499c18e94e799f0803c87649b3f5.pdf
Research and Studies
Agriculture - Climate-resilient agriculture - Climate change - Food production - Research
9 September 2024
Sweeping global study charts a path forward for climate-resilient agriculture
Around the world, research on climate change and agriculture has revealed a complex two-way relationship. Global agriculture is a major driver of climate change, extinctions and pollution, and its influence on the environment is growing. At the same time, the flooding, droughts, and extreme temperatures resulting from climate change are beginning to threaten global food production.
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-global-path-climate-resilient-agriculture.html
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August 30 to September 6, 2024
International “4 per 1000” Initiative - Earth Gratitude - 4p1000 STC
3 September 2024
[Video, from 1’21] - Food & Soil - Did you know that healthy soil sequesters more carbon than our rainforests do? As consumers we can support the worldwide regenerative agriculture movement with smarter food choices, which is healthier for us personally, as well. Learn all this and more in this episode.
https://launchmoxie.com/docuseries-page-9mjttj3/
Agriculture and Agroforestry - Soil - Food Security - Forest - Carbon
Agriculture - Farmers - Hedgerows - Nature - Experts
5 September 2024
Farmers urged to limit hedge cutting to aid nature
Experts are calling on farmers to cut hedgerows in a different way this autumn to help nature.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvp07q1r6vo
Agriculture - Modern agricultural techniques - Natural farming - Japan
29 August 2024
The Value of a Do-Nothing Mindset
Technology and modern agricultural techniques are mowing, fertilizing, tilling, and pruning land all over the world. One family of farmers puts forward the case for doing nothing.
Agriculture - Food security - Climate - Floods - Farmland - Nigeria
31 August 2024
Nigeria floods kill scores and wash away farmland, raising food security fears
Agriculture - Cabbage - Climate change - South Korea
3 September 2024
Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea's beloved cabbage dish at risk
Agriculture - Food security - Crops - Climate - Drought - Coffee - Sugar - Soybeans - Brazil
30 August 2024
Worst Drought in 40 Years Puts Brazil’s Major Crops at Risk
* World’s top shipper sees threat for coffee, sugar and soybeans
* Dry weather to persist over crop areas in coming weeks
Agriculture - Rice - Harvest - Shortage - Climate - Global warming - Japan
29 August 2024
Japan faces rice shortage from global warming and overtourism
In anticipation of a 2024 harvest deemed encouraging by the government, several retailers have limited purchases to one packet of rice per family. The powerful typhoon Shansha – which hit Kyushu on Wednesday – could further exacerbate the situation.
Agriculture - Intensive agriculture - Factory farming - Effects - Human health - Europe
23 August 2024
‘I am always tired’: life in the long shadow of factory farming in Europe
Photojournalist Selene Magnolia Gatti has been documenting the effects on human health and wellbeing of living alongside intensive agriculture
Agriculture - Food - Cocoa - Chocolate - Climate change - Laboratory - Scientists
2 September 2024
The scientists making cocoa in a laboratory to meet world’s demand for chocolate
Companies are aiming to grow cocoa in a bid to buffer chocolate’s key ingredient from climate change
Agriculture - Sustainable rice production system - Bali
26 August 2024
In Bali, water temple priests guide a sustainable rice production system
* Subak is an ancient rice irrigation system developed in line with the Balinese philosophy of Tri Hita Karana, which holds that human well-being is maintained by balance between people, nature and the gods.
* Water distribution is controlled by a series of water temples and priests who schedule planting, harvesting and fallow cycles in consultation with farming communities.
Agriculture - Regenerative agriculture - Resilient agricultural portfolio - Environmental Finance - Investors - Commentary
21 August 2024
Building a resilient agricultural portfolio: Five issues investors can't miss
The focus on agriculture is intensifying ahead of COP30, presenting opportunities for investors, writes Max Boucher.
Environmental Finance carries a commentary from Max Boucher of the FAIRR Initiative, who argues that in the lead-up to COP30, investors need to take full advantage of these opportunities to encourage a transition to a food system that works in harmony with climate and nature and stay attuned to proposals - such as the proposed JBS IPO – that could limit shareholder influence. "Of the risks and opportunities discussed here, governance may be the area where investors have the most impact through their influence, and an area that will affect how corporate ambitions translate to sustainable change, from deforestation to regenerative agriculture and just transition," he concludes. [source Nature4Climate]
Agriculture - Climate change - Cropland - Food - Timber - Study
29 August 2024
Global timber supply threatened as climate change pushes cropland northwards
Climate change will move and reduce the land suitable for growing food and timber, putting the production of these 2 vital resources into direct competition, a new study has found.
Sols - Sols agricoles - Sols viticoles - Sols français - Biodiversité - Bonnes pratiques - Cartographie des sols - INRAE
3 septembre 2024
Les sols français sont-ils « morts » ?
Régulièrement agitée dans le débat public, l’idée qu’il existerait en France des « sols morts », rendus « stériles » par l’urbanisation ou l’agriculture intensive, ne correspond à aucune réalité.
https://www.lepoint.fr/eureka/les-sols-francais-sont-ils-morts-03-09-2024-2569253_4706.php#11
Agriculture - Riz - Récolte - Pénurie - Climat - Réchauffement climatique - Japon
29 août 2024
La pénurie de riz au Japon, conséquence du réchauffement climatique et du surtourisme
Dans l’attente d’une récolte 2024 jugée encourageante par le gouvernement, plusieurs enseignes ont limité les achats à un paquet de riz par famille. Le puissant typhon Shanshan, qui a atteint Kyushu mercredi 28 août, pourrait aggraver la situation.
Agriculture - Elevage - Industrie bovine - Gaz à effet de serre - GES - Réduction - Etude
4 septembre 2024
Comment réduire de 30 % les émissions de l’industrie bovine
Depuis le milieu du vingtième siècle, l’activité humaine est un moteur clé du changement climatique avec l’agriculture en tête de liste des secteurs les plus polluants. Aux États-Unis, l’industrie du bétail est un contributeur majeur responsable de 3,3 % des émissions nationales de gaz à effet de serre. Malgré les engagements de réduction et les progrès réalisés au fil des décennies, la complexité de la chaîne d’approvisionnement en viande bovine rend la résolution de ce problème compliqué. Une étude récente propose des solutions concrètes pour réduire ces émissions jusqu’à 30 % en se concentrant sur des pratiques spécifiques adaptées aux différentes régions.
https://sciencepost.fr/comment-reduire-emissions-industrie-bovine/
Agriculture - Carbone - Prime - Sols - Transition - Agroécologie - Nataïs
4 septembre 2024
Prime carbone record pour Nataïs qui ambitionne d’augmenter ses surfaces
À l’occasion du salon Innovagri qui se déroule ces 4 et 5 septembre à Ondes (31), le leader européen du pop-corn présentera son nouveau contrat 2025.
https://presselib.com/article/natais-prime-carbone-record-augmentation-surfaces-innovagri
Carbone - Captation - Sols - Nature - Imagerie satellite - IA - Climat - NetCarbon - Basile Goussard
3 septembre 2024
[Vidéo 6’29] - Basile Goussard, fondateur de NetCarbon, était l'invité de Laure Closier dans French Tech, ce mardi 3 septembre. Il s'est penché sur un grand projet de captation de carbone, notamment avec Netcarbon qui tire de l'imagerie satellite et de l'IA pour regarder les images du sol, dans Good Morning Business.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjapEAz3MMo
Agriculture - Carbone - Elevage - Idele
4 septembre 2024
Quels leviers pour effacer l’empreinte carbone d’un élevage ?
https://www.entraid.com/articles/levier-reduction-empreinte-carbone-elevage
Foresterie durable - Sols - Biodiversité - Projet - Investissement - TotalEnergies - États-Unis
30 août 2024
TotalEnergies annonce un investissement majeur dans la foresterie durable aux États-Unis
TotalEnergies a investi 100 millions de dollars dans des opérations forestières durables aux États-Unis. En partenariat avec Anew Climate et Aurora Sustainable Lands, le projet vise à améliorer le stockage du carbone et à promouvoir des pratiques de gestion durable sur 300 000 hectares dans dix États. L'initiative vise à protéger les forêts de l'exploitation forestière intensive, à améliorer la qualité de l'eau et des sols et à préserver la biodiversité.
Policies and Governments
Europe - European Commission - CAP - Strategic Dialogue - Final Report - Farmers
4 September 2024
Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture delivers its final report to President von der Leyen
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen received today the final report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture, handed over by the group's chair, Professor Peter Strohschneider. Entitled “A shared prospect for farming and food in Europe”, the report presents an assessment of challenges and opportunities, followed by a set of recommendations. These suggestions will guide the work of the European Commission when shaping its Vision for Agriculture and Food, to be delivered in the first 100 days of President von der Leyen's second mandate.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_4528
Europe Union - France - Greece - Spain - Agriculture - Farmers - Drought - Water - Crops
4 September 2024
France, Greece and Spain pledge investment in water-saving tech to shield farmers from drought
Solar power, smart irrigation and weather-resistant crops are among the proposals to protect farmers and food security.
European Union officials pledged on Tuesday to develop more water-saving technologies in agriculture as droughts worsen.
England - Government - Food security strategy - Ecosystem
3 September 2024
Government urged to put food security at heart of plans for growth
Ministers are urged to ensure a food security strategy encompasses the entire ecosystem – including manufacturing, logistics and retail.
England - Budget - Nature-friendly farming - Farmland
3 September 2024
England’s nature-friendly farming budget to be cut by £100m
Exclusive: Cut would mean at least 239,000 fewer hectares of nature-friendly farmland, according to RSPB
Europe’s farming lobbies - Agriculture - Food - Meat - Report
4 September 2024
Europe’s farming lobbies recognise need to eat less meat in shared vision report
Dialogue with green groups results in agreement on ‘urgent, ambitious and feasible’ reforms in agriculture
Europe - Commission européenne - PAC - Rapport - Agriculteurs
4 septembre 2024
Le dialogue stratégique sur l'avenir de l'agriculture de l'UE remet son rapport final à la présidente von der Leyen
La présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, a reçu aujourd'hui le rapport final du dialogue stratégique sur l'avenir de l'agriculture de l'UE, remis par le président du groupe, le professeur Peter Strohschneider. Intitulé «Une perspective commune pour l'agriculture et l'alimentation en Europe», ce rapport présente une évaluation des défis et des possibilités, suivie d'une série de recommandations. Ces suggestions guideront les travaux de la Commission européenne lors de l'élaboration de sa vision pour l'agriculture et l'alimentation, dont la présentation est prévue au cours des 100 premiers jours du second mandat de la présidente von der Leyen.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/fr/ip_24_4528
Europe - Commission européenne - PAC - Rapport - Agriculteurs - Aide
4 septembre 2024
Les aides aux agriculteurs devraient être "beaucoup plus ciblées", selon un rapport européen
Un rapport commandé par la Commission européenne appelle à recentrer la future politique agricole commune "vers les agriculteurs "qui en ont le plus besoin" et plaide pour la création d'un fonds spécifique dédié à la transition écologique du secteur.
COPs - Biodiversité - Climat
2 septembre 2024
Les grands rendez-vous de la rentrée : trois COPs sinon rien
France - Ministère Agriculture et Souveraineté Alimentaire - Enseignement - Lycées agricoles - Agroécologie - Sols - Climat
2 septembre 2024
Un enseignement moteur pour les transitions agroécologique et climatique
https://agriculture.gouv.fr/un-enseignement-moteur-pour-les-transitions-agroecologique-et-climatique
Research and Studies
Sustainable agricultural systems - Greenhouse gas emissions - Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) - Research - Study - University of São Paulo (USP)
28 August 2024
Sustainable agricultural systems reduce greenhouse gas emissions, researchers confirm
A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) has investigated the extent to which climate-smart agriculture (CSA), an integrated approach involving methods and practices designed to make farming more sustainable and economically, socially and environmentally resilient, affects Brazil's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-sustainable-agricultural-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html
Soil recovery - Microbiome - Organic residues - Circular economy - SOM molecular composition - Climate change
June 2024
Long-term restoration with organic amendments is clearer evidenced by soil organic matter composition than by changes in microbial taxonomy and functionality - José A. Siles and all
* A degraded soil amended for 17 years with sludge and compost was investigated.
* Restoration enriched soil with SOM of intermediate recalcitrance.
* Plant cover and microbial abundances and activities were higher in amended plots.
* Microbial taxonomy and functionality barely changed with treatments.
* Differences in SOM and microbiomes between amendment types were not detected.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929139324001148?via%3Dihub
