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China reaping harvest of agricultural R&D
2018-10-26
China is transforming its traditional agriculture sector, using science and technology to drive rural revitalization and modernization.Delivering a report on the development of China's agricultural science and technology recently, Tang Huajun, president of the Chinese Academy of ...
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Chinese fertilizer exports showed increase in August
2018-10-12
Recent data from the Chinese customs office shows that China exported 2.179 million tons of fertilizer in August, which is an increase of 1.8% in comparison with the same period in the previous year. The export value reached 630 million USD, which is an increase of 18.6% in compa...
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China's fungicide production continued to fall sharply in August, 2018
2018-10-12
According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), in August 2018, China produced 183,039 tons of pesticide, down regulated 2.3% compared to the same period last year. China’s pesticide production is still in continuous decline.?On a y-o-y basis, in August, herbicide ...
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The biggest hurdle genetically engineered food faces isn’t science—it’s us
2018-10-10
Genetically altered seeds will feed the next billion whether we like it or not.Today, virtually everything we eat is produced from seeds that have been genetically altered in some manner. If we’re going to feed the growing population without further destroying the environment, th...
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Escalating Trade War with China Will Increase Damage to American Soybean Farmers
2018-09-27
The Administration’s decision to impose 10 percent tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports—and China’s subsequent retaliation on $60 billion of U.S. products—deepens and prolongs the trade war between the two countries, posing even more adverse consequences for A...
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INSIGHT: Biopesticides to Feed a Growing and Hungry World
2018-09-27
Whether it is in China, Guatemala, Brazil, Europe, or the U.S., consumers, and especially young people, want more information and transparency about how crops are grown and how their food is produced.Food companies are taking notice, and efforts such as the Field to Market initia...
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GMO cotton prompts dramatic drop in China’s pesticide use
2018-09-21
By Mark LynasChina has experienced large and sustained reductions in pesticide use as a result of adopting GMO cotton, according to the largest-ever scientific study on the impacts of Bt cotton use in that country.Although Bt was only targeting the cotton bollworm, the subsequent...
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China is making its vegetables grow bigger, faster and stronger ... using electricity
2018-09-21
Lettuce growing in an electro culture chamber developed as part of China’s giant experiment to find out if electricity can boost plant growth. Photo: Liu Binjiang?Chinese growers have the answer to a question that has been baffling scientists for three centuries: Can electricity ...
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Price & Supply: pesticide technical and intermediate production at low load
2018-09-21
The Central government organized an environmental regulatory compliance inspection which has continued nationwide in China, leading to continued shutdown of chemical parks in China. ?No timeline has been published for the resumption of operation of chemical parks in North Jiangsu...
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Global biostimulant market overview - China will be the main battlefield for biostimulants
2018-09-17
Part of this article is selected from the report “Global Biostimulant Market Overview and Market Development Strategy” by Roger Tripathi, the CEO and Co-founder of Global BioAg Linkages in the?2018 China-overseas Biopesticide & Biostimulant Exchange Congress (BioEx 2018)?organize...
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