Day: July 20, 2018

Hemp: a fiber full of future

July 20, 2018

What is the common point between a racehorse and a lover of handwritten letters? Hemp ! Yes, this vegetable raw material is used both to make comfortable bedding for equines, and to make high-end letterheads. And if its culture tends to develop nowadays all over the world, it is thanks to a French exception …  History of […]

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Potatoes: a living heritage

July 20, 2018

Scientists and the media often mention the general reduction of biodiversity. But is this valid for all species, and especially for a species as important for human consumption as potatoes? In Europe, since the 16th century … The potato arrives in Europe, in the middle of the 16th century, in the boats of the conquistadores returning […]

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Can we turn all plants into biofuels?

July 20, 2018

To replace fossil fuels, renewable energies are developing: wind, solar and biofuels. Under our feet and in the fields is indeed one of the most abundant sources of carbon! Biomass: renewable energy at the disposal of sustainable development Plants that grow on the surface of the earth capture solar radiation, absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, […]

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