The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that the epidemic triggered by the new type of coronavirus in China is an international emergency for public health. This classification is defined as “an extraordinary event” that constitutes a “risk to public health in other states, through the international spread of the …
One of the most interesting launches will hit US supermarkets in December 2019. It’s a new product that has been developed in the state of Washington. The Cosmic Crisp apple has a strong marketing campaign to back up the special properties of this new apple variety and many say that …
Images of a cow of over a ton and nearly 2 m tall are taking the Internet by storm. Knickers, the largest cow in Australia has captured everyone’s attention because of its impressive size. Knickers is a steer (a castrated bull) who acts as a guide to the herd of …
The Canadian federal government is taking steps to phase out, starting with 2021 the use of neonicotinoid-based pesticides linked to the death of an increasing number of honey bees. The Pest Management Regulatory Agency of Canada announced in August 2018 the phasing out, over a three-year period, of two of …
The summer of 2018 brought one of the worst drought periods in the history of Las Vegas, which prompts authorities to win the race with time in order to find viable solutions for this serious problem. Federal water managers said that the odds for a serious shortage in the vital …
Monsanto was forced to pay $289 million in compensation to a former gardener claiming to have cancer because of an herbicide produced by the company, reports CNN. The case of Dewayne Johnson, a former gardener in a school, was the first to judge in court that Roundup, the glyphosate-based herbicide …
The government of New Zealand announced recently that it will sacrifice over 150,000 bovine heads to eradicate the Mycoplasma bovis bacterial disease after reaching an agreement with the zootechnics sector. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as “difficult” the decision to implement this plan over the next 10 years and it …
After a few years of constant rise, the vanilla price has hit a new all-time record. Madagascar is the world’s leading vanilla manufacturer, providing 80% of the world’s needs. At present, a kilogram of vanilla beans vary between $ 600 and $ 700, while in 2015 it was only $ …
Water represents one of the greatest current global challenges. Torrential rains are more frequent due to climate change, causing sewer overflows, but at the same time, water scarcity in other parts of the world threatens public health and reduces food production. By 2050, the world’s population will have grown from …
The Chinese government recently announced that it will plant trees on a territory equivalent to the surface of Ireland over the course of 2018. That’s about 6.6 million hectares. As the United States loses its leadership in the field of the environment conservation, after withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, …
After 2 years of negotiations and debates, the European Commission grants a new five-year license for the use of the controversial glyphosate chemical, the most widely used herbicide in the world. The use of this substance has divided ecologists and farmers who have held different opinions on the glyphosate ban. …
Chinese authorities planned to organize a national survey recently to find out to what extent the public would accept genetically modified food. China is the world’s fourth largest producer of GMO cotton and a top soy importer, most of which is genetically modified and used to produce cooking oil or …