While numerous efforts have been made to restore the shore of Lake Saint-Pierre since 2018, researchers now face a vast coordination challenge to achieve a common goal that respects both the ecological and agricultural realities of the sector. They suggest adopting “modest and concrete” targets to maintain the commitment of stakeholders, including affected agricultural producers. … Read more
DRUMMONDVILLE – The Maple Syrup Producers of Quebec (PPAQ) revealed the extent of their 2024 maple syrup production in a theatrical way during the general meeting, with music and a crescendo of numbers on the giant screen, which, in an explosion of suspense, ultimately resulting in the unprecedented sum of £239 million. But, beyond the … Read more
The issue of pay returned as a common thread during the many peasant demonstrations organized at the beginning of the year. It also conditions the arrival of a new generation ready to take over agriculture in France. A crucial question, knowing that, in ten years, a third of farmers will be of retirement age. However, … Read more
Frédérique Giovanni, on her Bambois goat farm, in Lapoutroie (Haut-Rhin), 26 April 2024. PASCAL BASTIEN FOR “IL MONDO” It is the year 1972: the Bertrand dairy, in Haute-Savoie, is run by three single brothers, and their old father is torn in two by a lifetime of work. We tirelessly mow the meadows by hand to … Read more
Aact simultaneously in favor of the climate, health and the improvement of women’s living conditions. Few reasons unite such ambitions, and what’s more with concrete possibilities of success. This is precisely the case of “clean cooking”, i.e. those techniques that allow you to do without wood to cook food. Currently, 90% of Africans depend on … Read more