27 Jan, 2024
Pistachio is the most precious nut in the Mediterranean. Did you know that this green almond, which enhances pastries in the southern and eastern Mediterranean, originated in Persia? Since the boycott of the Iranian regime, American entrepreneurs have thrown...
14 Oct, 2023
On October 10th, 2023, I followed my partner to a presentation by La Maison du Chocolat, a famous French brand of chocolate, of new products for works council Christmas and end-of-year gifts. The show was held in a grand Parisian hotel. It was, of course, a memorable...
4 Jan, 2023
The West of the Indian Ocean comprises French and francophone islands where aromatic, medicinal and perfume plants as well as spices are abundant, including in Madagascar, the Comoros Union and Mayotte. Only 70 to 300 km apart, they have a high level of endemic...
17 Dec, 2020
Will we have French chocolate for Christmas in the next few years? Perhaps, thanks to a new movement of cocoa production and processing in French Guyana. In 2020 and 2021, Pierre Johnson coordinated a study for the development of a “sustainable cocoa and...
20 Aug, 2020
Human health and ecosystems: a relationship of interdependency The current pandemic reminds us that human and ecosystems healths are closely linked. For decades, scientists, especially in the medical field, thought that it would one day be possible to control all...
12 Mar, 2020
La Fédération Nationale de l’Agriculture Biologique (FNAB) vient de lancer le label Bio Français Équitable. « Le marché biologique se développant, l’opportunité s’est présentée de construire des partenariats forts avec des entreprises de...