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2023 COULD BE THE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD!

Average temperature in the first nine months of the year was 1.40°C above pre-industrial levels… 5 October 2023 Last September was reported to be the hottest September on record so far. According to the statement made by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) operating under the European Commission, the average …

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HOW BELGIUM BECAME A POTATO POWERHOUSE…

Potatoes are the fourth most important staple crop in the world, representing some 19 million hectares of production. In Belgium, they’re an economic powerhouse that has seen incredible growth in the past 25 years. In 1995, Belgian factories processed some 500,000 tonnes of potatoes. Last year, that number rose to …

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