
Scanorhize: Soil Life for Sustainable Agriculture
Published on: April 14 , 2025
This scanner, buried underground, is capable of tracking the development of root systems in order to…

What does the future hold for farmer-saved seeds? Between informal sharing, changing laws, and the use of digital technology
Published on: May 1 , 2024
Less than 3% of the seeds traditionally cultivated by humans are now…

Birds: Collateral Victims of Agricultural Intensification in Europe
Published on: February 28 , 2024
Warnings from the scientific community about the effects of pesticide use on…

Innovation is fostered with Mobilab
Published on: February 21 , 2024
In the coming months, farmers in Occitanie may well see…

Storing carbon in the soil: what agriculture can do
Published on: November 2 , 2023
It’s right there, under our feet. In our daily lives, we hardly ever notice it, and yet it doesn’t…

Inauguration of the Aquaponics Training Facility at the University of Montpellier
Published on: July 3 , 2023
On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, starting at 11 a.m., the University of Montpellier will inaugurate the brand-new…

Drought and wastewater reuse: In France, a new push and obstacles to overcome
Published on: December 4 , 2022
The summer of 2022, with its drought conditions, marked a turning point for the reuse of…

[LUM#17] Innovating for Biodiversity with Qualinoa
Published on: October 11 , 2022
“Combining biodiversity and health for our food”—that’s Didier’s motto…

The responsible consumer still suffers from an overly negative image
Published on: September 30 , 2022
At a time when the President of the Republic himself is mentioning the concept for the first time…

Can Agriculture 4.0 be sustainable?
Published on: September 22 , 2022
Massive tractors equipped with nearly invisible electronic sensors, digital technology…

[LUM#16] Small savings
Published on: July 18 , 2022
Irrigating crops with wastewater? Installing smart water meters for…

Science at UM [S01-ep21]: From the MT 180 Competition to the ARCAD Center
Published on: May 13 , 2022
This week on "Science at UM," PhD students Rhofrane Mrabti and Clément Trotobas will…

Science at UM [S01-ep20]: From Natural Plant Immunity to X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Published on: May 9 , 2022
This week, Thomas Kroj, a biologist at PHIM, discusses his study on the stimulation of…

Science at UM [S01-ep16]: From Agricultural Diversity to Women’s Dietary Diversification in Tunisia
Published on: March 24 , 2022
This week we are joined by Cédric Gaillard, an economics researcher at CIRAD, and Eric Verger,…

Science at UM [S01-ep12]: Variety Blends at the Food Technology Lab
Published on: February 25 , 2022
This week, Hélène Fréville of the AGAP Institute for Genetic Improvement and Adaptation…

[LUM#15] The Groundwork for Conflict
Published on: February 24 , 2022
A different perspective on the violence sweeping across the African continent is what this offers…