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Aquaculture: the solution to feed 9 billion people?
Last week, BioScience published an article based on the research of a group of researchers from the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), the Spanish High Council for Scientific Rese… more →
The Food Futurist
Aquaculture: the solution to feed 9 billion people?
Christophe Pelletier wrote 1 week ago: Last week, BioScience published an article based on the research of a group of researchers from the … more →
Reducing waste works - The example of Hormel Foods
Christophe Pelletier wrote 2 weeks ago: Hormel Foods issued a press release yesterday about their packaging waste reduction program, and the … more →
The hen house of the future
Christophe Pelletier wrote 2 weeks ago: The Ministry of Agriculture from Israel organized an architectural competition for the design of a n … more →
“Let’s end the polarized debate on food” Holden urges
Christophe Pelletier wrote 1 month ago: Glad to read this statement! Hopefully what Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association is adv … more →
Uruguay, the quiet leader in beef?
Christophe Pelletier wrote 1 month ago: Here is an interesting article about how Uruguay works towards a healthier future. Not only does the … more →
Study on waste production in meat and fish supply chains
Christophe Pelletier wrote 1 month ago: A study to determine how much waste is produced in the meat and fish supply chains has been initiate … more →
When satellites assist farmers for higher yields
Christophe Pelletier wrote 1 month ago: Satellites are the modern way of agricultural land assessment. Not only is it accurate, but it prove … more →
The vertical farm
Christophe Pelletier wrote 1 month ago: Here is a think-out-of-the-box article about the “vertical farm”. It is an interesting v … more →
Transboundary Disease II
Craig Kiebler wrote 2 months ago: Source: vethno ¶ The third and fourth days of the Foreign Animal Disease Training Course consisted o … more →
Let’s not confuse efficiency and intensification!
Christophe Pelletier wrote 2 months ago: Although it may sound like a bit of semantics, the difference between these two terms is quite impor … more →
Adapting Livestock Production Systems to Climate Change
purdueorganicandalternative wrote 3 months ago: from: thebeefsite.com “Greenhouse gases such as methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N20) are both … more →
Wal-Mart's Yiannas promotes food safety culture
Christophe Pelletier wrote 3 months ago: This article reports of Mr. Yiannas (VP Food Safety at Wal-Mart) speaking at the Grocery Manufacture … more →
Health and environment as growing drivers of food production
Christophe Pelletier wrote 3 months ago: Health concerns will gain more importance in the future in the decision process of consumers when th … more →
How much can the rule of 80-20 tell us about the future?
Christophe Pelletier wrote 3 months ago: We all have heard about this rule across all industries, including agriculture and food. Eighty perc … more →
Less controversy thanks to transparency
Christophe Pelletier wrote 3 months ago: The agribusiness and food industry come regularly in the media with some bad publicity. As such, it … more →
High-tech fish farm
Christophe Pelletier wrote 3 months ago: Here is an article from fis.com about another type of high tech fish farm with some nice futuristic … more →
USDA experiments with grain harvesting device
Christophe Pelletier wrote 3 months ago: Here is a nice illustration of what I meant with my article “Innovation and tradition shape th … more →
Wal-Mart's 15 questions to suppliers on sustainability
Christophe Pelletier wrote 3 months ago: Recently, Wal-Mart has sent a questionnaire to all their suppliers, including for food items, asking … more →
Retailers take the lead in sustainability
Christophe Pelletier wrote 3 months ago: Sustainability is a bit like quality: everyone talks about it but few give a clear definition when i … more →
