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Tanzania: Govt to distribute 8 million insecticide packs to cotton farmers
2022-03-11
The government plans to distribute eight million bottles of insecticides to cotton farmers in the country worth over 30 billion. That was said here by the Director of Regulatory Service of the Tanzania Cotton Board (Insecticides) Mr James Shimbe when he was explaining about the p...
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China’ NPC deputy: Chinese pesticide creation capability can surely catch up and surpass internation...
2022-03-11
Chinese pesticide industry started quite late but has been developing rapidly. At present, China has become the world’s largest pesticide production country and largest pesticide consumption country. However, there is still a certain gap between Chinese pesticide creation and tha...
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Chilean scientists develop biopesticide based on lupine plants
2022-03-11
Chilean scientists from the Center for Agricultural Nutritional Genomics (CGNA) have developed a natural biopesticide against pests and diseases from lupine.This new non-chemical alternative will reduce the use of chemical pesticides in agriculture and contribute to the sustainab...
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India is looking for alternatives to Russian fertiliser
2022-03-11
Russia, the world’s largest exporter of fertilisers, accounts for around 20% of the global supplies of potash.The conflict with Ukraine has compelled countries like India, which use potash, phosphate, and nitrogen-containing fertilisers, to now look for alternative suppliers. Esp...
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Brazil Registration Watch: Brazil approves fungicide inpyrfluxam to control Asian soybean rust
2022-03-11
The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) announced the approval of a new fungicide inpyrfluxam, another option for the control of Asian soybean rust, in?Act No. 06, which was published in the Official Gazette. Besides, Mapa also approved 25 formulated ag...
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Potato farmers conquer a devastating worm—with paper made from bananas
2022-03-11
Potato cyst nematodes are a clever pest. These microscopic worms wriggle through the soil, homing in the roots of young potato plants and cutting harvests by up to 70%. They are challenging to get rid of, too: The eggs are protected inside the mother’s body, which toughens after ...
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India: Russia-Ukraine crisis to push up fertiliser prices, govt subsidies
2022-03-11
India's agriculture sector is expected to face the heat from hostilities between Russia and Ukraine which are expected to push up prices and availability of -- Potash -- a key component used in the manufacturing of fertilisers.At present, Belarus and Russia are key suppliers of P...
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China: Agriculture minister says summer grain challenge to be met
2022-03-11
China will ramp up efforts to secure grain harvests despite poor summer grain growth as a result of flooding during the sowing season last fall, Tang Renjian, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said on Saturday during an interview at the ongoing session of the 13th Nation...
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Farmers Commit to No-Till Despite Glyphosate Costs
2022-03-11
Sharp price increases for glyphosate and other chemicals, not to mention fears over shortages, will likely mean drastically higher input costs this year for those who practice no-till.But that doesn’t mean farmers are ready to turn to plows and other tillage equipment in order to...
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The price of yellow phosphorus rising dramatically
2022-03-04
In the fourth week of February, the domestic price of yellow phosphorus rose from RMB33,300 per ton at the beginning of the week to RMB37,700 at the weekend, which is a weekly increase of 13.3%, having become the highest-price-rising chemical variety of the week. Compared with th...
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