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According to a survey conducted by Spark Consultoria Strategica, Brazilian farmers invested even more in pest, disease and weed control in 2020. The area treated with pesticides grew by 6.9%, totaling 1.6 billion hectares, 107 million hectares more than in 2019.“The calculation o...

As part of efforts to bring parity in taxation on agro-inputs, the Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals has approached the Finance Ministry for reducing GST on pesticides from 18 per cent to 5 per cent.Along with fertilisers, pesticide is also an important agro input that he...

ED assessment of active substances in PPPs came into effect in November 2018 in the EU. Insights from EFSA’s assessment of the first 65 actives shows how guidance is applied and how waivers are being used. Read on to find out how to negotiate the ED assessment process and when to...

India’s three new farm laws, enacted in September 2020 with little public or parliamentary debate, have attracted enormous global interest.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government described the measures as a gift to farmers, but farmers in several Indian states, led by smallhold...

Brazilian Market OverviewConsidering the growth of the population and an increase in the demand for food, it is expected that the global demand for agricultural products - food, feed, fiber and biofuels will rise. As a consequence, the expansion of the planted area and the increa...

On January 28, 2021, the registration certificate PD20160077 for a 2,4-D butylate product, which is the last 2,4-D butylate product allowed for supply to Chinese domestic market, expired and is not renewed. This shows that China has terminated the 2,4-D butylate production for su...

The use of weed killers can increase the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in soil, a new study from the University of York shows.Herbicides are one of the most widely used chemicals in agriculture and while these compounds are used to target weeds, they can cause damag...

Agriculture in India is livelihood for a majority of the population and can never be underestimated.Although its contribution in the gross domestic product (GDP) has reduced to less than 20 per cent and contribution of other sectors increased at a faster rate, agricultural produc...

Farmers in Germany will have to gradually reduce their use of glyphosate and stop using it completely from 2024 in order to preserve clean habitats for insects, under draft legislation passed by the country’s cabinet.“The exit from glyphosate is coming. Conservationists have been...

The agricultural sector is dealing with enormous challenges such as rapid climatic changes, a decrease in soil fertility, macro and micronutrient deficiency, overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and heavy metal presence in the soil. However, the global population incre...