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Brazil bans use of carbendazim fungicide
2022-08-12
The Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) decided to ban the use of the fungicide, carbendazim.After the completion of a toxicological reassessment of the active ingredient, the decision was taken unanimously in a Resolution of the Collegiate Board of Directors (...
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Research report: Biostimulant effect of humic acids on tomato plants under nutritional stress
2022-08-12
In a research study, originally published in?Frontiers in Plant Science, May 2021, Vol. 12:660224, the biostimulant properties of humic acids (HA) were tested on Micro Tom tomato plants under increasing nutritional stress. The results confirmed the positive role humic acids play ...
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The evolving landscape of the agrochemical industry in India
2022-08-12
India’s population stands at a whopping 140 crores, with trends aggressively pointing to a rise. In such a scenario, it is pivotal for the country to be assured that its resources will be enough to fulfil the needs of its people in times to come. While agriculture is vital to cre...
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Indian agrochemical industry fetching trade surplus of ?23000Cr
2022-08-12
″Our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji while addressing Governing council meeting of Niti Aayog emphasised the need to increase exports with less dependence on imports.We involved in agrochemical industry and agriculture are very confident that we can increase export of agricu...
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Multi-channel approach to extension reaps benefits for farmers fighting fall armyworm pest in Easter...
2022-08-12
A multi-channel approach to extension reaps greater benefits for smallholder farmers fighting the fall armyworm pest in Eastern Rwanda according to new CABI-led research published in the journal?Food and Energy Security.The study, which was led by Dr. Justice Tambo and included c...
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Capacity of methyldiethoxyphosphine, key intermediate of glufosinate, being expanded quietly in Chin...
2022-08-12
According to Phillips McDougall and KLEFFMANN , global sales of glufosinate rose from $450 million in 2012 to $1.050 billion in 2020, becoming the fastest growing non-selective herbicide. These figures showed that the future glufosinate market will benefit from the following:-? C...
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Prohibited pests in Brazilian soybean meal on the way to China have been defined
2022-08-12
The Brazilian Secretary of Agricultural Defense has already presented the protocol of phytosanitary requirements for the emergency export of soybean meal from Brazil to China.According to the document to which AgroPages had access, the product to be sent cannot contain quarantine...
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Sri Lanka President lifts import ban on glyphosate
2022-08-12
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has lifted a ban on glyphosate, a weed killer giving into a long standing request of the island’s tea industry.In a gazette notice issued under the hand of President Wickremesinghe as Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and Nationa...
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Argentina’s farmers facing economic uncertainties
2022-08-12
Farmers in Argentine are preparing to start planning their 2022/23 crops, but they are doing so under a dark cloud of economic uncertainty. Inflation is currently running at approximately 70%, but it is expected to increase to 90% by the end of the year according to analysts surv...
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Analysis: Consumers lose their appetite for wheat amid soaring prices
2022-08-12
Global wheat consumption is headed for its biggest annual decline in decades as record inflation forces consumers and companies to use less and replace the grain with cheaper alternatives, amid growing food insecurity.Consumers may face even higher wheat prices in the second half...
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