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Indian government restricts use of herbicide glyphosate due to safety concerns
2022-11-04
In an order released on 25th of October 2022, the Indian government restricted the use of chemical Glyphosate in India, fearing risk to human and animal health. From now, glyphosate will be applied only through pest control operators (PCOs).PCOs are licensed to use deadly chemica...
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Breakthrough in protecting bananas from Panama disease
2022-10-28
Scientists from the University of Exeter have provided hope in the fight to control Panama disease in bananas.Bananas are amongst the most popular fruits eaten world-wide. They are grown and eaten locally, providing food for almost half a billion people, and banana exports genera...
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The Changing Landscape of the Indian Agrochemicals Market
2022-10-28
India is the second largest producer of agricultural products in the world, after China, accounting for 7.5% of global output.? Food exports is currently worth about USD 50 billion annually, making India a food basket of the world. The government is encouraging more production an...
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Insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor can have devastating effects on honey bee he...
2022-10-28
Insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor can have devastating effects on honey bee health. The substances damage the insects' intestinal flora, especially when used in conjunction with a common fungicide, making them more susceptible to disease and shortening their...
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List of pesticides restricted and banned for use in Agriculture in India
2022-10-28
There are more than 200 approved pesticides which are used in agriculture in India. The molecules are phased our based on its toxicity to humans or animals.? The Indian policy on pesticide restriction may also be modified if the importing nation changes in policy related to chemi...
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New report: The global pesticide economy is undergoing tectonic shifts
2022-10-28
Agrochemicals/Pesticides:?Companies in the agrochemical sector manufacture and sell pesticides used in agriculture. ETC Group uses the word ″pesticide″ as a synonym for ″agrochemical.″ In the wake of recent mega-mergers, at least five of the leading pesticide companies also domin...
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Fungicide captan receives EU renewal approval
2022-10-28
The European Commission notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with the draft regulations regarding renewal approval of fungicide captan.According to the draft Commission Implementing Regulation, captan will be approved for 15 years, effective from 1 March 2023, and expire o...
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Q2 2022：Top four international agrochemical companies achieving sales growth amid energy crisis, cos...
2022-10-28
After the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its negative effects on the European energy market, Holland’s TTF Gas Futures again surged 32%, the largest single day rise in six months. According to Wall Street Journal, BASF’s energy costs soared by �800 million year-on-year,...
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More American farmers plant cover crops for higher yields and soil health
2022-10-28
America’s biggest farmers are unchanging skeptics of climate change but they slowly are adopting cover crops, mostly to improve crop yields and soil health, said Purdue University. Only one in 20 growers say they planted the soil- and water-holding crops for carbon sequestration....
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African wild rice genes help perennial rice to halve its production cost
2022-10-21
An estimated 670 million people are projected to be undernourished in 2030, as noted in FAO's The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 report. Conflict, COVID-19, climate extremes and economic shocks are listed as the key factors contributing to food insecurity ...
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