Earthworms are important drivers of global production of foodsince they contribute approximately 6.5% of the production of cereals and 2.3% of the legumes produced worldwide each year. The impact of these animals was most significant in the global south. Specifically, his contribution was 10% grain yield in sub-Saharan Africa and 8% in Latin America and […]
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Venezuelans need 126 monthly salaries to pay for the basic basket
A family of five people in Venezuela need 126 minimum wage monthly to pay for the food basket, whose cost was 491 dollars in August, according to estimates by the Center for Documentation and Social Analysis of the Venezuelan Federation of Teachers (Cendas-FVM), released this Thursday. The independent entity explained that, last month, when the […]
Venezuela: producers warn of the entry of food without health permits
The Confederation of Associations of Agricultural Producers of Venezuela (Fedeagro) warned this Saturday that perishable foods have entered the country without the regulatory health permits, which is why they ask the authorities to address this complaint. ”Finished and perishable foods are entering the country without the proper health permit,” Fedeagro president Celso Fantinel told private […]
Midagri: rules are being prepared to distribute unsold food
The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) is preparing the regulations for the Law that promotes actions for the recovery of food (Law No. 31477), which was approved a year and a half ago, but, so far, it is a dead letter. . Sigrid Bazán, member of the Agrarian Commission of the Congressassured that […]
Uruguay in check by boom in bargain prices in Argentina
Every time Alfonso Formoso needs to refuel, he travels to another country. He drives about 30 kilometers from Salto, the city of Uruguay where he lives, to neighboring Concordia, in Argentina. By the way, she goes to the supermarket and has something to eat. Pocket hers, grateful. The Uruguayan economy, not so much. Faced with […]
Effect of the pandemic still affects school feeding in Latin America
The social and economic impact of the covid-19 pandemic still affects school feeding in Latin America and the Caribbeanaccording to a report presented in Brasilia this Tuesday by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Food Program (WFP). Beyond the prolonged closure of schools, which interrupted the learning process, lowered academic performance and caused […]
Careful! The risks of treating SIBO with TikTok
It is a trend in social networkswhere thousands of girls teach what food remove or how to do a diagnostic test at home. But SIBO is not just that your stomach swells and acting on our own, by word of mouth or imitating influencerswithout the control of a doctor, is very dangerous. “No one with […]
Each immigrant costs New York $383 a day in housing, food and school
The city of NY has more than 57,300 people in care and each one costs him $383 a day in shelter, food and education for the children, in addition to other types of assistance they receive in the sheltersMayor Eric Adams said Wednesday. The city has already spent $1.45 billion this fiscal year to provide […]
Dairy farmers’ competitiveness affected by dairy blends
The Government distributes milk mixtures with maltodextrin, vegetable oil and whey to the beneficiaries of the Glass of Milk and to the patients of the Food and Nutrition Program for Patients with Tuberculosis and Family (PANTBC), denounced Jorge Reyes Luján, vice president of the Agricultural Society of Arequipa (SADA). The leader also warned that these […]
Appellation of origin: economic potential that needs to be accelerated
In it PeruTo date, there are 10 registered denominations of origin: Pisco, Maíz Blanco Gigante Cusco, Chulucanas, Pallar de Ica, Café Villa Rica, Loche de Lambayeque, Café Machu Picchu-Huadquiña, Maca Junín-Pasco, Aceituna de Tacna and Cacao Amazonas Perú (see graph). Denominations of origin are distinctive signs that recognize and help identify a product associated with […]