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All-time high rice yield in India to take grain output to record 324MT
2023-02-17
India is likely to produce nearly 324 million tonnes (MT) of foodgrains in the 2022-23 crop year (July-June), a new record and higher by around 8 MT (2. 5%) than the output in the previous crop year. The increase is mainly backed by the all-time record production of the paddy (13...
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China to plant more soy, speed up GMOs to ensure food supply
2023-02-17
China will increase its efforts to boost the output of soybeans and edible oils, state media reported late on Monday, citing a key rural policy document, as it continues to push for greater self-sufficiency in its key food supplies. The world’s top soybean buyer is trying to lowe...
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Global organic farmland and market continued to grow in 2021
2023-02-17
Organic retail sales increased by 4 billion euros and reached almost 125 billion euros in 2021; organic farmland grew to 76.4 million hectares. The latest data on organic farming worldwide will be presented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM – Organic...
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Colombia bans fipronil insecticide
2023-02-17
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Colombian Institute of Agriculture (ICA) announced a ban on the registration and definitive use of pesticides that have fipronil as an active ingredient. Luis Domingo Gómez, the author of the action, celebrated the decision and highlighted the ...
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Study reveals optimal time to apply eco-friendly biopesticides to tackle Oriental migratory locust p...
2023-02-17
A new study led by scientists from the Chinese MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety has discovered the optimal time to apply safer-to-use and more environmentally-friendly biopesticides to fight the Oriental migratory locust pest. ? ? Map of study areas (Dagang and Dongying) ...
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Dollar crisis hurts pesticide imports, may hit crop output in Bangladesh
2023-02-17
Crop protection chemical sellers in Bangladesh are facing difficulty in opening letters of credit amid banks' lack of interest owing to the crunch of the US dollar. This raises concerns about a shortage of pesticides and other similar inputs that could affect the productivity of ...
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Mexico doubles down against glyphosate, GMO corn in new decree
2023-02-17
Mexico’s government published a decree on Monday to revoke authorizations and permits to import, produce, distribute and use the herbicide glyphosate and genetically modified (GM) corn in the midst of trade tensions with the United States, its biggest supplier. Mexico will not gr...
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European Parliament to push for 80% pesticides reduction target
2023-02-17
The Member of the European Parliament leading the revision of the EU’s pesticide framework is pushing for more ambition both in targets and timelines for EU-wide pesticide cuts, according to a draft report seen by EURACTIV. ? ? The European Parliament, which has to pass the legis...
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EU area under organic farming grows by 41% in five years
2023-02-17
The area under organic farming in the European Union (EU) has increased by 41% within five years reaching 14.8 million hectares in 2020, according to a report published by the European Commission. EU agricultural land farmed organically grew by more than 50% in the 2012-2020 peri...
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China: Focus turns to oil crops as spring planting season nears
2023-02-10
China's top agricultural official has urged local authorities to strengthen grainfield management and shore up planting areas of major oil crops in the runup to the annual springtime planting season, which starts between February and May nationally from south to north. Tang Renji...