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France to ban "more than half" of the uses of glyphosate in 2021
2020-09-10
In 2017, France set itself the goal of completely banning?glyphosate?in 2023, before Emmanuel Macron believes that this was not possible.The deputies did not enshrine in law the ban on glyphosate by 2021 despite Emmanuel Macron's promise.The government will ban "more than half" o...
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The Pesticides Management Bill 2020 will hurt Indian farmers and agriculture; needs review before cl...
2020-09-09
The Pesticides Management Bill 2020 (PMB) was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 23 March 2020 to replace The Insecticides Act 1968, which currently governs the registration, manufacturing, export, sale and use of pesticides in India. While PMB is noble in intent, its many lacunae ...
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Sindiveg: Agrochemical-treated area in Brazil increases by 9.8%
2020-09-03
According to a survey conducted by Sindiveg (National Union of Industry of Products for Plant Defense), the total area treated with agrochemicals in Brazil grew by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter of 2020 (April to June), reaching 142.4 million hectares compared to 129.8 million hectares ...
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US: The six most concerning pesticides on produce
2020-09-01
Six pesticides play an oversized role in undermining the safety of the fruits and vegetables Americans regularly consume. These pesticides contribute the most risk in the lowest-rated fruits and vegetables in CR’s study.In some cases, a pesticide appeared in almost all of the sam...
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Chinese researchers develop new method to control fall armyworm
2020-09-01
Chinese researchers have developed a more targeted approach to control fall armyworm by using drones to spray a new kind of granular pesticide, according to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).Fall armyworm larvae usually live deep inside corn leaves, making it di...
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Herbicide Dicamba Banned by U.S. Court of Appeals
2020-09-01
After years of complaints by farmers about the harmful effects of the herbicide dicamba, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled that the sale and use of the pesticide is now illegal.? ?A weed killer, dicamba has been used for decades to kill weeds before crops were p...
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Explained: Why Punjab govt’s temporary ban on nine pesticides can’t put a stop on their use
2020-08-28
Punjab government, through a notification, has banned the usage of nine pesticides, generally used for Basmati and non Basmati crops, for 60 days — August 14 to October 14. There are over 10,000 pesticide dealers in Punjab and almost all of them had stocked up ahead of the sowing...
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Mancozeb: Facing regulatory challenges
2020-08-27
Mancozeb, a broad-spectrum protective fungicide with multi-site modes of action, has been used in agriculture for over half a century, with an annual total consumption of 166,000 tons and annual sales of some US$1.03 billion. It grew very fast and is now the world’s second leadin...
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Glyphosate herbicide harms even GM glyphosate-tolerant soybeans
2020-08-27
Scientists have found that spraying with?glyphosate?-based herbicide triggers unintended effects even in genetically modified soybean varieties resistant to these types of pesticide. They report their findings in a new study published in Environmental Sciences Europe.The research...
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Brazil breaks biological control pesticide registration record
2020-08-26
Brazil broke the record in the registration of biological control pesticides this year. With the publication of new registrations by the Ministry of Agriculture (Mapa) on 20th August, in the Federal Official Gazette, the total number of registrations in 2020 is 56 low-impact prod...
