The return of animal meal
Audio 19:30
"Animal meal could soon reappear in the diet of pigs and chickens."
(Illustrative image) © Pierre Andrieu / AFP
By: Juliette Gheerbrant Follow
22 mins
Does the European Union have a short memory?
Mad cow disease led to the ban on animal meal at European level in 2000. Brussels has just authorized their return.
(Replay)
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Today they can only feed farmed fish, but they may soon reappear in the diet of pigs and chickens.
Why and above all how will animal meal be used
?
This is what explains the report by Myriam Baele, from RTBF.
Animal feed represents half of greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector.
Its climate impact is proven.
Scientists are therefore trying to find alternatives:
the University of Pisa has launched research to produce animal meal made from insects
, a more sustainable and less harmful option.
The explanations of Cécile Debarge
.
It is the tourist season, but the Covid-19 has been there: we note a drop in attendance of 61% at European level according to Eurostat. And some summer destinations are hit hard.
Malta has seen 80% of its tourists desert, so to bring them back to the streets of Valletta and to the beaches of the Mediterranean island, the authorities have decided to pay them - well a little bit… it's a report by Juliette Rengeval.
In Spain, the Pazo de Meirás mansion which once belonged to dictator Franco opens its doors to the public
.
Small victory against the impunity of Francoism since the return of democracy
: justice recently established that the residence had been offered to Franco as head of state, and not as a private person.
It is the national heritage which organizes the visits.
The explanations of Diane Cambon.
The Music Chronicle by Vincent Théval: Derya Yildirim and Grup Simsek perform
Deniz Dalgasız Olmaz.
Program originally aired on July 9, 2021.
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