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China expects bumper summer grain harvest
2020-05-19
BEIJING — China is expected to see a bumper summer grain harvest this year, amid government efforts to keep grain production stable, an official said on May 14.?The production of summer grain and edible oil will remain at a relatively high level, said Qin Yuyun, an official with ...
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As deadly locusts go rogue, drones are the best way to combat them
2020-05-19
The deadly Covid-19 has posed a great challenge to public health and pushed us all under a lockdown.In this unusually difficult time, another group of troublemakers has gone rogue in the countryside, threatening crop health. It is the exotic desert locust, a polyphagous gregariou...
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Latest Innovative Technologies in Agricultural world
2020-05-14
Agriculture in any country plays a very vital role in contribution towards its GDP, in addition to feeding of respective human or animal population. Time and time people have felt the need to introduce or use new innovative cultivation/monitoring practices or use of geographical/...
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Vertical farms provide sustainability in a post-COVID world
2020-05-14
Urban areas contain more than half the world’s population and contribute to some 70% of the planet’s energy emissions. Cities guzzle the bulk of Earth’s resources and produce more waste. Many residents live in “urban food deserts.” And buildings are literally making their occupan...
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ENDURE’s survey on glyphosate uses in European countries
2020-05-14
In 2019, the ENDURE network launched a survey on the agricultural use of?glyphosate?in European countries. This report presents the results obtained through the survey and proposes a framework for understanding and monitoring glyphosate uses.The share of herbicides among all pest...
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How COVID-19 Pandemic Shall Influence Agriculture Sector, Global Food Demand in Near Future?
2020-05-12
The entire world remains concerned about the effects, COVID-19 pandemic will have on world food and agriculture in near future, amid lives and livelihoods exposed under risk from this pandemic. The rapid spread of the viral disease has left everybody much concerned regarding fate...
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COVID-19 opens up opportunities for chemicals sector; puts margin pressure on petrochemicals: Icra
2020-05-12
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on petrochemicals and chemicals sector will differ across value chains, with segments like packaging witnessing an uplift, a report said.In the chemicals sector, the crisis has resulted in several Indian companies getting order inflows from globa...
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Seed treatment: An emerging market with promising growth potential
2020-05-09
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Topic Page: Fertilizers - navigating the global downturn
2020-05-06
The sharp global economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the collapse in crude oil prices has wide-ranging implications for the fertilizers industry.Bookmark this Topic Page to stay up to date at this unprecedented time with expert insight and analysis of the imp...
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COVID-19 pandemic halts global trade of potatoes and cereals, creating a food security challenge
2020-05-06
COVID-19 has shaken the whole world impacting society and the global economy similar to the effect of a world war. Among many economic sectors, the frozen potato products value chain has been confronted with a true drama. The global lock down closing restaurants and halted touris...
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