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Looking for glyphosate alternatives?
2022-12-16
If you’re waiting until spring to get your glyphosate for the coming growing season, Dwight Lingenfelter, Extension weed scientist at Penn State, thinks you should be in luck. ″From what I’m gathering … it doesn’t seem to be as grim as we were talking about last year, so we hope ...
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China eyes 10% cut in pesticide use on fruit, vegetables by 2025
2022-12-09
China, the world's top user of pesticides, aims to reduce their use in cultivation of fruit, vegetables and tea by a tenth within three years' time, the farm ministry said on Thursday, in an effort to curb chemicals in the food chain. High levels of chemical pesticides and fertil...
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Europe is at a crossroads for crop protection innovation
2022-12-09
European farmers need innovative tools to protect their crops from pests and diseases, ensuring that everything that is sown is protected from losses. ″As part of our 2030 commitments, CropLife Europe reports an investment of nearly �4 billion in biopesticides and digital & preci...
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India overtakes China with record-breaking $4.6 billion agrifood tech investments in FY2022
2022-12-02
India has overtaken China as Asia-Pacific’s biggest funder of agrifoodtech innovation, attracting record levels of investment in the fiscal year April 2021 to March 2022, according to AgFunder and Omnivore’s fourth India AgriFood Startup Investment Report.? With $4.6 billion in a...
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Chemicals - China+1 is here to Stay – Decadal Opportunity for India
2022-12-02
India’s emergence in the chemicals space a decade ago was influenced by China’s environmental drive since 2013, followed by multiple supply chain disruptions. Indian chemical companies benefitted from Global MNCs diversification of sourcing which is also reflected in 11% CAGR in ...
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Brazil has 433 registered biopesticides, an increase of 404% over nine years
2022-12-02
Brazil already accounts for 433 biopesticides registered until March 2022, representing an increase of 404% over nine years. Last year, Brazilian soybean farmers spent BRL829 million on biological pest control while in 2019, they investment BRL391 million, according to Blink Cons...
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Costa Rica prohibits professional, industrial use of insecticide ‘Fipronil’
2022-12-02
Since November 11, the insecticide, Fipronil, has been prohibited in Costa Rica for professional or industrial use, as stipulated in Executive Decree No. 43767-S-MEAE published in the Official Gazette (La Gaceta). The executive decree stipulates the ″Prohibition of registration, ...
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The worldwide nematicide industry is projected to reach $3 billion by 2027
2022-12-02
The global nematicide market is estimated to be valued at USD 1.9 billion in 2022. It is projected to reach USD 3 billion by 2027, recording a CAGR of 9.9% during the forecast period. The North American market is projected to rule the global nematicides market over the forecast p...
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First three quarters: Chinese pesticide production showing ″double decline,″ production in Jiangsu a...
2022-11-25
According to data of the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, from January to September 2022, the cumulative production of chemical pesticide technical (converted to 100% active ingredients) in China was 1.9174 million tons, which is a cumulative decrease of 1.9% year on year; ...
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Classic fungicide captan becoming popular again
2022-11-25
Captan is a conventional multi-site organosulfur fungicide, which is primarily protective and also curative to certain extent, having been sold worldwide with a history extending back for nearly 50 years. Captan is free of metal ion, which is safe for crops. As one of the world’s...
