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CropLife Latin America: Impact on availability of agrochemicals worldwide
2021-11-19
In 2020, many countries declared agriculture as an essential or priority activity that allowed flexibility in restrictions on the transit of people to enable mobility and serve the agricultural sector.Consequently, the volume of inputs used was consistent with the cultivated area...
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Agriculture without innovation does not exist
2021-11-19
This is categorically stated by Sergi Vizoso-Sansano, chemist and economist, current president of the CropLife Latin America Board of Directors, a guild that represents research and development companies in the agrochemical sector. Sergi has a career of more than 20 years at BASF...
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U.S. EPA releases final biological evaluations for glyphosate, atrazine, and simazine
2021-11-19
After consideration of public comments, EPA has finalized its biological evaluations (BEs) for glyphosate, atrazine, and simazine, three herbicides that are used to control a variety of grasses and broadleaf weeds. EPA has also released a summary document of comments received on ...
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China’s yellow phosphorus price bounces back, rising 8.45% on November 10th
2021-11-12
On November 10th, according to baiinfo.com, the average ex-works price of yellow phosphorus is Yuan33,087 per ton, which is an increase of Yuan2,579 at 8.45%. At press time, most manufacturers do not quote, some individual manufacturers gave a reference quotation at Yuan35,000-38...
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Biological products grow 37% to BRL 1.7 billion in Brazil
2021-11-12
The bio-inputs market grew to BRL1.7 billion (US$311,429 million) in the 2020-2021 season, the recently released BIP (Business Intelligence Panel) by Spark Smarter Decisions pointed out.This means that biological pesticides and bio inoculants registered an impressive growth of 37...
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Plant Variety Protection regulation to be passed by end of 2021 – Ghana’s Agric Minister discloses
2021-11-12
The Plant Variety Protection (PVP) regulation will be passed by end of this year, Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has disclosed.He noted that government is in talks with the Council For Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), National Seed Trade Asso...
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Brazil may improve exportation of agrochemicals: Sindiveg
2021-11-12
Through investments and regulatory improvements, Brazil could “reduce importation of agrochemical products and become an exporter.” This statement was made by agronomist Fábio Kagi, who is the manager of regulatory affairs at the Brazilian National Union of Vegetal Defense Produc...
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French beekeepers call for immediate ban on common herbicide prosulfocarb to help ailing sector
2021-11-12
French beekeepers have called for a ban on the second most widely used herbicide, prosulfocarb, saying that this is needed to protect the ailing sector which is reeling from the worst honey harvest to date.Between the upcoming renewal of the controversial herbicide, glyphosate, a...
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Farmers encouraged to prepare for possible herbicide shortage in 2022
2021-11-12
The combination of supply chain disruptions, and increased prices for two main active herbicide ingredients, are leading a Purdue Professor of Weed Science to believe there will be a herbicide shortage in 2022."The herbicide shortage situation first surfaced this summer," said Pu...
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Call for climate protection for smallholders that produce one third of global food
2021-11-12
CGIAR urged global leaders to ensure the 500 million smallholder farmers responsible for up to a third of global food production can adapt to climate change-induced loss and damage. Innovations are needed that can both reduce the contribution of global agriculture to climate chan...
