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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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Assn of American pesticide control officials ask EPA to ban use of dicamba postemergence
2020-05-06
The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO) sent EPA a letter asking that the agency consider banning postemergence use of four dicamba herbicides -- XtendiMax (Bayer), Engenia (BASF), FeXapan (Corteva) and Tavium (Syngenta) -- when it makes its decision on th...
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NGO challenges new EFSA studies on multiple pesticides as ‘unfit for purpose’
2020-05-06
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the results of its two pilot assessments on the risks posed to humans by residues of multiple pesticides in food, but? an EU association advocating for a reduction of pesticides has deemed them “unfit for purpose.”The assess...
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Global insecticidal seed treatment to grow by US$3.2 Billion
2020-05-06
Insecticidal Seed Treatment market worldwide is projected to grow by US$3.2 Billion, driven by a compounded growth of 11.1%, according to a report published by ReportLinker. Chemical, one of the segments analyzed and sized in this study, displays the potential to grow at over 11....
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China ready to help as locust swarms approach Pakistan again
2020-04-30
China shipped pesticide and equipment to help Pakistan fight the second wave of locust infestations likely to approach again, Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said.A total of 300,000 liters of pesticide and 50 sets of equipment reached in Pakistan last week. Back...
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Emulsifiable Concentrates (EC) – The Future of Agrochemical Formulation?
2020-04-29
There can be little doubt that in all markets, not just agrochemicals, there is a drive to more sustainable and environmentally-friendly products.Delivering products with these claims has been hampered by a number of different factors. Whilst the definitions of sustainability in ...
