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Biological alternatives to chemical pesticides can deliver comparable wheat yields
2021-08-27
Biological alternatives to chemical pesticides can be used to help deliver comparable wheat yields, according to new ground-breaking research backed by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.The use of so-called ‘bioprotectants’ can reduce the environmental impacts associated with ch...
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USDA cuts deeply into wheat numbers
2021-08-27
The United States Department of Agriculture surprised grain markets with its deep cut to Canadian wheat production but a leading grain market analyst thinks it didn’t go far enough.USDA is forecasting 24 million tonnes of production, a 32 percent drop from last year and 26 percen...
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Ningbo: Global supply fears as China partly shuts major port
2021-08-27
The partial closure of one of China's biggest cargo ports due to coronavirus has raised fresh concerns about the impact on global trade.Services were shut on Wednesday at a terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan port after a worker was infected with the Delta variant of Covid-19.Ningbo-Zhou...
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Again! When will glyphosate prices fall?
2021-08-27
The price of the active ingredient in glyphosate appears to have reached a ceiling and that should eventually bring an end to a series of price hikes for the popular herbicide. Glyphosate technical values in China have remained flat for the past three or four weeks for the first ...
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Invasive Alien Species cost Africa’s agricultural sector an estimated USD $65.58 billion a year
2021-08-27
CABI scientists have conducted the first comprehensive study on the economic impact of a range of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) on Africa’s agricultural sector, which they estimated to be USD $65.58 billion a year.This is equivalent to 2.5% of the gross domestic product of all Afr...
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Nanyang Technological University Singapore scientists identify how ‘crop killer’ bacteria infects pl...
2021-08-20
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University Singapore has identified, for the first time, a key mechanism by which a dangerous plant disease can infect crops.The?Xanthomonas?bacteria, known as the “crop killer”, is a globally prevalent bacterium ...
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Ghana: Biological control of pests, diseases better option
2021-08-20
Ghana’s agricultural produce can attract premium prices, derive huge foreign earnings and help the country to reduce agriculture emissions, if the use of biological control (Bio-control) of pest and disease approach is aggressively explored.Biocontrol approach has proven to be a ...
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Controlling banana Xanthomonas Wilt Disease in East Africa
2021-08-20
Africa contributes about one-third of the global banana production. The Great Lakes region of Africa (GLA), including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is the largest banana-growing and consuming area with ...
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Chlorothalonil price down to historic low level, still space for growth in market
2021-08-20
Due to the impact of multiple factors, the price of chlorothalonil has continued to decline since the second half of 2019.?At present, the price has dropped to a historic low in recent years. Chinese manufacturers say that if the purchases for stocks in winter pick up in the seco...
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Ecuadorian Government raises the ‘Fusarium’ to pandemic level，only 13% of banana areas ready to face...
2021-08-20
Ecuador's message to the global banana community is clear:?Fusarium?is not just a pest; it is a lethal pandemic for bananas that currently has no solution and that threatens one of the most important industries for the Ecuadorian economy.According to Ecuador's Central Bank (BCE),...
