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African governments urged to fast-track biotech commercialisation on the continent
2021-07-23
A panel of experts at the AATF June webinar have called on African governments to take lead and support the adoption and commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops on the continent by putting in place formidable and technically sound regulatory frameworks.The experts wh...
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FAO and Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences take partnership to the next level
2021-07-23
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), setting out a path for their continued cooperation in the field of tropical agricultural science an...
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Revival of the pyrethrum sector in Kenya set to transform livelihoods
2021-07-23
Elizabeth Mukuhi is a pyrethrum farmer in Turi, Nakuru County. Elizabeth who begun growing pyrethrum in April 2020 nostalgically recalls how pyrethrum farming sustained her family when she was young. It is through proceeds from the sale of pyrethrum that her parents educated her ...
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China harvests first crop of ‘space rice’ in food security push
2021-07-16
China harvested its first batch of “space rice” from seeds that returned from a lunar voyage last year, with scientists hoping it could help create new plant varieties and safeguard the country’s food security.The crop was grown from the 40 grams of seeds that traveled with the C...
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Adoption of genetically engineered dicamba-tolerant cotton seeds is prevalent throughout the United ...
2021-07-09
Dicamba is an herbicide used to control annual and perennial broadleaf weeds. In 2016, Monsanto first commercialized genetically engineered (GE) dicamba-tolerant (DT) cotton seeds. The genetic engineering process inserts into a plant’s genome genes with beneficial traits, such as...
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China ICAMA approved 175 registrations in June, Indian Tagros granted 4th formulation registration i...
2021-07-09
China ICAMA approved 175 pesticide product registrations, including 10 products for export only, in June 2021.These include 69 herbicides, 43 insecticides, 38 fungicides, 11 sanitary insecticides, six plant growth regulators, 4 acaricides, 2 insecticides/fungicides, 1 acaricide/f...
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Agricultural antibiotics hit 231,400 tons, with 229,200 tons sold in China last year
2021-07-09
Due to the impact of national policies, China’s agricultural antibiotic production, since 2016, has shown a downward trend, dropping to 269,500 tons in 2018, a decrease of 900 tons over the previous year. This has been a year-on-year decrease of 0.33%.?In 2019, China’s agricultur...
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Filipino farmers reap economic benefits from GMO corn, study finds
2021-07-09
Filipino farmers, including low-income households, have benefitted economically from growing genetically modified (GM) corn, according to a new study.The study,?published?in the?International Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, was conducted to assesses the economic v...
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Fertilizer, agrochemical demand falls in Nicaragua at beginning of 2021-2022 season
2021-07-09
Agricultural?sector grew 4.1%, as a result of enhanced work in the cultivation of sugarcane, bananas, beans and tobacco, among other crops, according to the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (IMAE) published by the Central Bank of Nicaragua, between January and March.The Central...
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Picoxystrobin granted registration for use in pseudo-ginseng first time in China
2021-07-02
A picoxystrobin microcapsule SC filed by a Chinese company was approved for registration by?China's Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA).?The registration was granted for control of pseudo-ginseng black spot and root rot, to be used for seed...
