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The principles of ESG (environmental, social and governance - ecology, social development and corporate governance) will become one of the main factors in the development of agriculture in Russia in the next five years, analysts from Rosselkhozbank say. "ESG principles are playing an increasingly important role and are becoming an indicator of companies' responsible attitude to the environment and...

British and Norwegian scientists Angus Dalglish and Birger Sørensen, in a new study to be published in Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics, claim that COVID-19 was created in the laboratory, after which Chinese scientists put forward a version of the origin of the virus from bats to “cover their tracks” reports the Daily Mail. Dalglish and Sørensen found "unique fingerprints" in the virus and evidence...

The company is now called TotalEnergies. According to top management, this is how the oil giant announces its transformation into an energy company that will focus on minimizing environmental damage. One of the world's largest oil companies, the French Total has changed its name to TotalEnergies. This was reported by the press service of the company. “Today's regular shareholder meeting approved a...

May 27, Orsha district. The country's only robotic dairy complex (MTC) in Churilovo, Orsha district, will be completed in June. Igor Isachenko, chairman of the Orsha district executive committee, announced this at an off-site meeting of the regional executive committee, BelTA has learned.Representatives of the government, ministries, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, heads of districts vis...

The global economy has begun to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. This process is spurred on by the COVID-19 vaccine . However, vaccination did not save global GDP from the imbalances caused by the lockdown. The recovery from the worst crisis in a century has been uneven across countries. This is causing companies around the world to panic and hysterically replenish their stocks. “The sharp i...

Bill Gates was able to get rid of the reputation of a cunning tyrant. He received the right to advise lawmakers and teach other prominent IT businessmen. Before the divorce, questionable behavior at work, and ties to Jeffrey Epstein came to light, Bill Gates was arguably one of America's most handshake IT philanthropists. Sure, he made an absurdly large fortune by founding Microsoft and lived in a...

The “yellow fungus” found in a COVID-19 patient in India does not threaten Russia, since fungal diseases are most common in countries where people live in unsanitary and special climatic conditions, interviewed experts told RBC. “I think that this is not dangerous for us because of the climatic and sanitary conditions. In India, high humidity at high air temperatures, the sanitary condition of man...

In Russia, one should not be afraid of the spread of the so-called black mold, since India has a different climatic zone and a different food culture, said Alexander Gorelov, deputy director for scientific work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, RIA Novosti reports. Earlier it was reported that the Indian authorities have identified in the country more than 8.8 t...

The vegetable fuel boom has been the main reason for the rise in prices for almost all food products in the world. Large energy companies have begun to actively engage in the production of vegetable fuels around the world. In this regard, the agency writes, there was a sharp demand for beans, corn and other crops from biofuel producers. This has made a tangible contribution to the rise in food pri...

Test-tube products have every chance of saving humanity from hunger and becoming a mass alternative to the usual meat. Billions of dollars have been invested in this, and it is likely that in a decade we will have a choice between a regular and non-traditional burger - and who knows which one will taste better. British politician Winston Churchill said in 1932 that in the future we would avoid the...

In 2023, the largest slaughterhouse in Latin America will open in the city of Assis-Chateaubriand in the state of Parana in southern Brazil. The complex for slaughter and processing of pork with a capacity of 15,000 heads per day will be located on an area of ​​147,000 m². The amount of investment in the project is estimated at $2.5 billion. The production will employ 5.5 thousand people. Pig farm...

Thailand plans to import Russian vaccine against COVID-19 for animals. Yulia Melano, adviser to the head of Rosselkhoznadzor , told reporters about this . "Rosselkhoznadzor, with the participation of a subordinate service of the Federal Center for Animal Health, held talks with representatives of one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in Thailand. The negotiation process was initiated by ...

Guterres stressed that humanity is on the brink of an abyss due to climate change.This poses new challenges for the global community to reduce greenhouse emissions. The temperature of the Earth in 2020 has risen to a record high over the past 3 million years, which poses new challenges for the global community on climate. This was stated by UN Secretary General António Guterres at the internationa...

A review of twenty years of scientific research at the University of Perugia, Italy, showed poor adaptability of commercial chicken hybrids to the organic production system. The demand for poultry meat, which is cheaper than beef, is driving the production of this product around the world. In 2025, poultry production is expected to increase to 16%. Thus, the production of poultry meat will increas...

Bears at the Leipzig Zoo in eastern Germany suddenly lost their hair, and experts have no idea why this happened. Three spectacled bears are now in various stages of baldness. The one in which the situation is the most deplorable, was left completely without hair, reports the BBC. Dolores, Bianca and Lolita also suffer from constant itching, so that the caretakers have to lubricate the skin of the...

EMB says the future of the dairy industry depends on young farmers At the EMB's biennial General Assembly, which was held digitally this spring, the long-term survival of European milk production was the main theme. According to the EMB (European Dairy Council), the fact that only 5% of milk producers in the EU are under 35 and only 14% between 35 and 44 predicts a bleak future for the European ag...

The climate footprint of Ecodels is only 4% of that of classic IKEA meatballs. Ekodelki appeared in Russian IKEA stores in August 2020, but rather quickly won the audience award in the voting of the “We Eat Better” project for the best vegetable alternatives of the past year. Elena Shashlova, Acting Head of the Food Department at IKEA, answered the questions of Alexey Ivanov, Head of the Eat Bette...

Today, at the annual address to both chambers of the Federal Assembly - the Federation Council and the State Duma, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it is necessary to radically reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, introduce separate waste collection, and generally switch to a circular economy According to him, as early as 2......

The damage that the agro-industrial complex of Crimea suffered as a result of the water blockade of the peninsula by Ukraine, according to preliminary estimates, exceeded 200 billion rubles. This was reported on Sunday by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea. "The total damage caused to the agriculture of Crimea as a result of the interruption of water supply through the North Cri...

Russia will regulate greenhouse gas emissions without additional tax burden on business. This was stated by the Minister of Economic Development of the country Maxim Reshetnikov at a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection. According to the bill, approved in the first reading, businesses will be offered to invest in projects to reduce emissions and absorb such g...

The think tank of the Ministry of Economic Development in the field of global trade approved the strategy for the first time.The document will take into account the risks for Russia from the EU climate agenda and does not exclude the creation of a “reserve system” of trade rules due to the WTO crisis The Supervisory Board of the autonomous non-profit organization "Center of Expertise on World Trad...

Topic news Five years ago, Dvoretsky OJSC was in a deplorable position. Due to economic insolvency, I had to enter the pre-trial rehabilitation procedure. Over time, the situation in the economy began to improve, and in March last year, having fulfilled certain conditions, it was possible to conclude an amicable agreement with creditors and get out of the rehabilitation. A year later, the updated ...

About 10% of the world's greenhouse emissions come from cow farming. The study found that emissions from beef production could be reduced by 46% through environmental remediation, better livestock breeding and improved cow feed quality. Livestock accounts for about 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the global economy, with 1......

An EU delegation visited Ankara to find a solution to the problems hindering normal cooperation with Turkey. European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen announced a new impetus in relations A positive agenda for relations between the EU and Turkey should be based on three elements - economic cooperation, migration issues and people-to-people contacts. This was announced on April 6 by the he...

Stavropol dairy farm uses a unique technology for growing newborn kids The birth of kids is a crucial moment in the life of a goat and its owner. After lambing, both the goat and her kid need special care, recovery time and good nutrition. This is understood nowhere else at the Nadezhdinsky goat dairy complex, which has organized ideal conditions for growing future livestock. So, at the Nadezhdins...

In Chastoozerye, a new livestock breeding complex is being built on the basis of the Veles agricultural holding. This year, Aberdeen Angus cows, the most productive breed of cattle, will be raised here, according to the official account of the Veles meat processing enterprise. Breeding Aberdeen Angus will allow you to get valuable marbled meat and expand the range of meat food products from beef o...

In the oil town of Okha in the north of the Sakhalin region, it is planned to create an ostrich farm. Entrepreneur Oleg Miloslavsky is going to start construction as soon as the snow melts. The future owner of the farm has not yet disclosed the details of the project, but it is already known that ostrich eggs are laid in an incubator outside the region. World experience shows that ostriches easily...

Siberian scientists have been working on breeding cold-resistant breeds of cattle for many years. According to the information of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, today the first step in the implementation of this problem has been taken. A new study, jointly with the Royal Veterinary College (London, UK), reveals the mechanisms of co...

Certified enterprises from all over Russia can export poultry products of various types Based on the results of work between the Rosselkhoznadzor and the Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment of the United Arab Emirates (MOSSAE), from January 2021, the restrictions imposed earlier due to outbreaks of avian influenza on the supply of all types of live poultry, hatching eggs, day-old chicks...

The market for alternative proteins will grow extremely rapidly, optimists promise The global market for alternative protein by 2035 may grow 7.5 times to $ 290 billion and 97 million tons. These are the calculations of analysts from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Blue Horizon in a joint study "Food for Thought: Protein Transformation". Blue Horizon specializes in investments in the production ...