by Elena Ianeselli | Jun 15, 2016 | Highlights
During the latest decades, the power relations in the food supply chain have changed, leading to a progressive concentration of food manufacturers and retailers in the market and to a shift in bargaining power, mostly to the detriment of primary producers. In...
by Elena Ianeselli | Jun 9, 2016 | Highlights
The task group has been looking at the key actions for creating interoperability of data on ex situ, in situ and on-farm conservation of agrobiodiversity, with a focus on plants. A survey and interviews of selected experts were conducted to collect the ABD community...
by Elena Ianeselli | Jun 8, 2016 | Highlights
Farmers looking for ways to increase their crop output are using more technology and relying a little less on intuition. Farmers associated with Land O’Lakes, a dairy-focused, agricultural cooperative in Minnesota, are using online tools and apps to visualize...