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Sri Lanka spends record amount on maize imports after agrochemical ban
2022-11-04
Sri Lanka has spent a record 9.6 billion rupees for maize imports this year, government data showed, amid a looming shortage of the grains for animal feed industry after the government’s agrochemicals ban took the toll.The country spent 573.4 million rupees to import maize seeds ...
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India aims to end urea imports from 2025; pegs FY23 fertilisers subsidy at $27.2 bln
2022-11-04
India aims to end imports of urea from 2025 as the nation boosts its local production capacity with the commissioning of new plants, fertilisers minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday.India, the top importer of urea, imports about 30% of its average 35 million tonnes of ann...
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Biostimulants to emerge as the product of choice as sustainability defines the future of the agricul...
2022-11-04
Soil infertility is one of the pressing challenges in the field of agriculture worldwide. In effect, the demand for biostimulants has increased substantially in recent years. Biostimulants are products that help in overcoming the supply chain volatility in agriculture introduced ...
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Will technology to develop sustainable IPM systems reduce agrochemical dependence?
2022-11-04
Will new ag tech enable farmers to farm sustainably and concurrently reduce their agrochemical dependence? That’s what investors are hoping for in their new startup portfolios and what regulatory agencies are targeting to meet their aggressive Integrated Pest Management (IPM)/pes...
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Cyanamide production cost rose 40% in Germany, affecting European industry sustainability
2022-11-04
According to incomplete statistics, the import of cyanamide worldwide was only 3,131.5 tons in 2019, which reached 11,595.8 tons in 2021, with an average annual growth of 98%. From January to October 2022, the import volume already reached the level of the full year of 2021 as al...
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Fungicides in short supply in Argentina due to import restrictions
2022-11-04
A shortage of US dollars in the coffers of the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) has concerned the country's agricultural sector, which is already suffering from short supplies of products for controlling diseases and pests.According to the Chamber of Agricultural Hea...
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There are real alternatives to widespread pesticide use, Australia must embrace the change
2022-11-04
Australian farmers are heavily reliant on the use of pesticides to control weeds, diseases, and insect pests, collectively known as agripests.In some industries, pesticides are the first option when managing pests, rather than a last resort. They are not only applied as aerial sp...
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New pesticide usage norms to impact agri-export from developing countries - CENTEGRO
2022-11-04
A well-guided effort is underway to seek the revocation of the inconsistent trade measures imposed by WTO at the next meeting of the World Trade Organisation - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee (7th - 11th November 2022). At issue is the validity of the European Union import t...
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Weed scientists criticize U.S. EPA’s proposed rules on herbicide atrazine
2022-11-04
Weed researchers are challenging proposed federal restrictions on a common weed control ingredient, arguing that the rules could reduce yields and increase herbicide resistance.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in June unveiled new concentration limits on atrazine to stop ...
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Nigerian farmers lost 80% crop yield to pests, diseases in 2022 - Report
2022-11-04
Nigerian farmers suffered about 80 per cent crop loss to pests and diseases in an estimation of 1.5 to 200,000 hectares of land in 2022, a report by National Agricultural Extension and Research Liason Services (NAERLs) has said.According to the report, the crops affected most inc...
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