Farmers enjoy a strong influence on the Swiss political scene. This influence, deemed excessive by some, raises the question of sectoral interests in decision-making.
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As the debate on the labeling of airfreighted foodstuffs gets underway in Berne, it's useful to dispel an all-too-familiar myth about the environmental impact of food imports.
In «Faire paysan», Blaise Hofmann from the Vaud region sets out to understand the ever-widening gap between the urban population and farmers.
Olivier May's Agrotopia is a novel of contrasts. On the one hand, a rotten agri-food world churning out genetically modified, low-resistance seeds coupled with its share of pesticides. And on...
Two outsiders facing a changing world
Le Regard Libre N° 57 - Loris S. Musumeci
Honestly a good guy. A simple guy; welcoming, generous. Lionel Avanthay has his head in the clouds as he ponders the ecology and agriculture of tomorrow. But he has his feet firmly on the ground, and his hands too. Having become a farmer in 2016 in the convents of the Fribourg region, he now devotes himself to his passion: pasta. Pasta that he produces himself and sells with growing success. Meet this philosophical young businessman in an idyllic garden, where the birds sing.
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A film about rural life and the father-son relationship
Les mercredis du cinéma - Jonas Follonier Guillaume de Tonquédec and his chickens: that's how you might sum up the cinematic experience currently playing on your screens. If Roxane puts...
Le Regard Libre N° 50 - Clément Guntern
Although often criticized for its environmental impact, agriculture deserves to be taken seriously. It is a key element in the global political game. If this aspect is neglected, we run the risk of losing our grip on the resolution of global problems.
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Les mercredis du cinéma - Hélène Lavoyer «Breath or wheat? - Wheat.» In the eyes of Semih Kaplanoğlu, the future population is enclosed within the walls of cities protected by portals...
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