Philippe Caldier
An agriculture graduate who has devoted most of his career to technical journalism and publishing, mainly in the agricultural and food business. Since 2001, he has actively been freelancing for an increasing number of technical media belonging to leading agricultural press groups in Europe. Philippe currently focuses his surveys on Eastern Europe including Russia and Ukraine.
Latest Blogs (1-10 of 3)
SPACE: Can we deglobalise pig production?
Most European countries are facing a serious economic crisis leading some to people think (or dream) about new ways to survive, such as deglobalisation or an exit from the euro zone.
SPACE: French animal production, trends and 2010 forecasts
With the agricultural show SPACE coming up early September, it is time to zoom in on France. Except for sheep, production prices in France for all animals have decreased in 2009. On average, agricultural incomes dropped by 30.4% for French professional farms, the worst situation being registered for dairy farmers (-49.5% income).*
SPACE: France facing the crisis
After a fall of agricultural income in 2008 (-11% in real terms, after two years of exceptional growth), French farmers have to face the consequences of the world crisis.
