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Over 68% of farmers in SE Asia’s biggest crop-producing countries claim climate change as key challe...
2021-09-03
A finding officially released today highlights a key challenge with regional food production – chiefly that a significant number of growers in Southeast Asia's largest agricultural-producing countries are concerned with the impact of climate change (68.5%).This finding, part of n...
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How farmers are using data and technology to meet the world’s food demand
2021-09-03
During the next 30 years, the United Nations estimates that the global population will grow by 2 billion people to nearly 10 billion. To meet this demand, agriculture must wrest larger yields from a shrinking land base. At the same time, climate change and other environmental iss...
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Argentina bans 2,4-D and applies sanctions against those who break law
2021-09-03
The ban on the use and sale of 2,4-D in its “butyl and isobutyl ester” formulation, which has been in force since July 24, is already being inspected in Argentina.The measure was implemented by Senasa (National Food Safety and Quality Service), and also included sanctions against...
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Dynamics of research and registration of aerial pesticide application in China
2021-09-03
Aerial pesticide application in China, at present, is developing rapidly, where research and registration of pesticides dedicated to this kind of application have been very hot.?The research of aerial application focuses on the anti-evaporation, anti-drifting, deposition and adhe...
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U.S. chemical production expands in July
2021-09-03
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose 1.1% in July following a 3.5% gain in June and a 5.5% rebound in May, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC). During July, chemical output rose in all regions, reflecting continued demand for chemistry produc...
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Regulatory pathway for pesticide registration in Myanmar
2021-09-03
The process of registering pesticide products in Myanmar has been slowed significantly by regulatory challenges since the enactment of the Pesticide Law in 2016. In some cases, the whole process can take almost three years. Nonetheless, this stringent and time-consuming process h...
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GM maize progresses in Nigeria as farmers struggle with drought and insect pests
2021-09-03
As farmer Ahiaba Sylvanus recalls, it never used to be necessary to spray maize, millet and guinea corn with pesticides in the Nigerian state of Kaduna, where he lives. But the recent long drought, likely resulting from climate change, weakened the cereal crops, which were then a...
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Price up nearly 50%, glufosinate price hit a six-year new high
2021-09-03
In the global herbicide market, the dominant herbicide glyphosate hit its 10-year high price, followed by the price new high of the world’s second-largest GMO-tolerant herbicide glufosinate in the past six years, with a price increase of nearly 50% since the beginning of the year...
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Potential Brazil corn and soybean production in 2021/22
2021-08-27
Farmers in Brazil are preparing to plant their 2021/22 crops, so let's take an early look at the potential acreage and production. These are very preliminary estimates and given the volatility in the weather and the commodity markets, one thing is certain - these estimates will p...
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Study on comparing mist sprayer and traditional sprayers for pesticide in plastic tunnel greenhouse
2021-08-27
A field study was conducted in plastic tunnels of tomato crops to compare the spraying performance of KMS with the commonly used electric knapsack sprayer (EKS), thermal fogger sprayer (TFS) and spray gun (SG).The environmental conditions of facility vegetables are characterized ...
