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National Bureau of Statistics ：In 2021, China’s grain production reached new high
2021-12-10
The National Bureau of Statistics announced the 2021 grain production data on December 6, where China’s total grain output in 2021 reached 682 billion kg, an increase of 13.3 billion kg over the previous year, at a 2% increase.It showed that the nationwide grain production hit a ...
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China food security: GM soybean, corn commercial planting a step closer after ‘rapid introduction’ o...
2021-12-10
Commercial planting of genetically modified (GM) soybeans and corn in China moved a step closer this week following the “rapid introduction” of draft criteria amid Beijing’s increasing concerns over grain security and self-sufficiency.The proposed regulations define the threshold...
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FAO: Global pesticides use rose 36% over the last two decades
2021-12-10
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published its?World Food and Agriculture Statistical Yearbook 2021, which provides a comprehensive overview of the global food and agricultural landscape and a summary of data on food, nutrition and agriculture...
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Coopetition between Chinese and Indian tebuconazole manufacturers
2021-12-10
Compared to 2019 and 2020, India’s tebuconazole technical and formulation export have increased significantly in 2021, particularly the significant increase in formulation export, which grew from 969 tons in 2019 to 4,830 tons in 2021, at a fourfold increase.India’s import of pen...
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Early scouting for spider mites pays off
2021-12-10
Spider mites may may seem insignifigant but they can cause extensive damage and reduce yields if not caught early in the season.The two-spotted spider mite are very tiny (0.4 mm) and usually light yellow with a distinct spot on either side of the abdomen.? The spider mites have p...
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Stemming the tide of invasive weeds with world-first herbicide capsules
2021-12-03
An innovative herbicide delivery system could revolutionise the way agricultural and environmental managers battle invasive weeds.The ingenious method uses herbicide-filled capsules drilled into the stems of invasive woody weeds and is safer, cleaner and as effective as herbicide...
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Integrated Pest Management is best approach to fighting fall armyworm pest in Botswana, new study re...
2021-12-03
A new CABI-led study investigating the impacts, farmer management practices and implications for sustainable ways of fighting the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperga) suggests that an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach is the best way to tackle the devastating crop pest i...
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Agrochemicals Industry in India: Positive Trends in Year to Come
2021-12-03
Among various Agri-inputs, Agrochemicals contribute significantly to increase the agricultural productivity by protecting the crops from the ravages of pests and diseases.Crop protection chemicals are inevitable as they are important to increase the farm yield and for the sustain...
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Kenyan farmers fear drop in yields if pesticides are banned
2021-12-03
Kenyan farmers have expressed concern that the call to ban use of certain pesticides would worsen the already dwindling production.Evans Warui, a farmer from Ndekia in Mwea, Kirinyaga county, said emerging pests and diseases pose a major threat to crop production in the country.E...
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Sri Lanka puts glyphosate back on banned list
2021-12-03
Sri Lanka has put glyphosate, a widely used weedicide, back on a banned list under the country’s import control law, in a gazette issued on November 30.In 2017 glyphosate was named as a substance requiring a license.“N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine and its salts and derivatives (Glyp...
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