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Chinese researchers develop new type of high-yielding rapeseed
2019-08-14
Chinese researchers have used gene-editing technology to develop a new type of high-yielding rapeseed, according to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).Plant height and branch number are essential components of rapeseed plant architecture and are directly correlat...
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Thailand Publishes New Proposed Chemical Regulatory Scheme
2019-08-14
By Nathan KongprachayaThailand published a Draft Chemical Act (CA) which will replace the currently effective Hazardous Substance Act (HSA) and its amendments – the principal legislature concerning chemicals management in Thailand.One of the most significant changes is the amendm...
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High-pollution chemical projects prohibited in Shandong, China’s major chemical industry province
2019-08-14
Recently, the Provincial Government of China’s major pesticide production province, Shandong, issued an Emergent Announcement of the prohibition of “Low Added Value, Low Technology, High Energy Consumption, High Waste Discharge and High Risk” Chemical Projects. As a follow-up mea...
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Only one pesticide technical product approved by ICAMA in July 2019
2019-08-14
According to the?China Pesticide Registration Watch, 18 product registrations were approved by the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA) in July, 2019, including six herbicides, four insecticides, three hygienic insecticides, two plant growth...
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US won't approve labels that say glyphosate causes cancer
2019-08-14
The US Environmental Protection Agency has said it will no longer approve warning labels that claim the controversial herbicide?glyphosate?causes cancer, calling the statement "false and misleading."?The ruling, issued Thursday, is a boost to US agriculture giant Monsanto and its...
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NDRC: China’s manufacturing business is moving out in small scale
2019-08-14
By Think Real - On 16 July 2019, Meng Wei, Spokeswoman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China made a response to the recent discussion about the relocation of Chinese manufacturing business into foreign countries. “The relocation scale is not that large...
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Meet us at the Sahara Expo 2019,Egypt
2019-07-31
? The date of?Sahara Expo 2019?is drawing near.??On 09 - 12 September 2019, we are happy to meet you at?Egypt International Exhibition Center,Cairo, Egypt. Remember our?Booth No. C33.? ?Launched in 1987, Sahara is the largest agriculture event in Egypt. As part of Informa’s regio...
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To feed its 1.4 billion, China bets big on genome editing of crops
2019-07-30
In a lab chamber in Beijing, Gao Caixia grows CRISPR-modified wheat plants that she hopes will have a higher yield. STEFEN CHOWBy Jon Cohen,?a staff writer for Science.If Gao Caixia were a farmer, she might be spread a little thin. Down the hall from her office at a branch of the...
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H1 2019 China pesticide export data: Growth rate declines, Bifenthrin, Clethodim trade to Latin Amer...
2019-07-30
1. The import and export of pesticides are confronted by challenges, while the export of pesticide technicals have increased at a higher rate than formulations.Chinese pesticide imports and exports during the first half of 2019 faced considerable challenges. Although the total va...
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Brazil soybeans lose protein, China sales at risk
2019-07-24
The protein content in Brazilian soybeans fell for the first time in four harvests in 2018, according to preliminary government data, a development that has already cost Brazilian companies business with top buyer China.Declining protein levels in Brazil, the world’s top soybean ...
