Viewpoint & Interview

• To feed its 1.4 billion, China bets big on genome editing of crops

  Date：Jul. 30, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  In a lab chamber in Beijing, Gao Caixia grows CRISPR-modified wheat plants that she hopes will have a higher yield.

• US lags behind other countries in regulating pesticide

  Date：Jul. 30, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  The United States seriously lags behind other countries when it comes to regulating pesticides, a situation that brings additional health risks for the U.S. pop...

• E.U. regulators can't detect the gene-edited crops they banned

  Date：Jul. 30, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  The European Court of Justice ruled last summer that the European Union's absurd regulatory scheme for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) must be applied to ...

  Tags:Gene Editing

• Analysis of M&As in Agribusiness Industry in Latin America

  Date：Jul. 30, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  According to the latest statistics released by AgroPages, there were 23 such mergers and acquisitions involving Latin American agribusiness companies (see appen...

• Alternative Methods to the Use of Animals: New Safety Assessment of Chemicals Integrated Approaches

  Date：Jul. 29, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  OECD has recommended that, before starting new toxicological tests, especially in vivo tests, all available data must be considered, to avoid redundant results ...

• Genome editing: Europe can embrace innovation while assuring safety

  Date：Jul. 29, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  It has been a year since the European Court of Justice issued a judgement that triggered grave concerns in the scientific community: ruling that plants develope...

  Tags:Gene Editing

• The democratic governance of agricultural multinationals is essential for environmental sustainability

  Date：Jul. 29, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  The European project Diverfarming, founded by the European Commission within its Horizon 2020 programme, not only seeks environmental sustainability among crop ...

• Métodos alternativos al uso de animales: Nuevo enfoque integrado para la evaluación de productos químicos.

  Date：Jul. 29, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  La OECD recomienda que, antes del inicio de cualquier nueva prueba toxicológica, en especial pruebas in vivo, los datos disponibles en la literatura deben cons...

• "We strongly entered the application technology research sector" - Interview with Eder Moraes from Santa Clara Agrociência

  Date：Jul. 29, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Santa Clara Agrociência

  AgroPages exclusively interviewed Éder Moraes, Technical Manager of Santa Clara Agrociência, during the 5th International Santa Clara Conference held this mon...

• Hemp research delves into new varieties for new uses

  Date：Jul. 29, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Research trials underway across Canada are designed to learn more about hemp agronomy, varieties and production.

• Focus on Application Reduction, Efficiency Improvement, Cooperation and Innovation - 2019 Ag Formulation & Application Technology Congress

  Date：Jul. 26, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  In China, influenced by the policy of requiring negative growth in pesticide and fertilizer use, environment-friendly formulation products, advanced application...

• "Salut a proven plant vaccine against fungal diseases" - Exclusive interview with Nykolas Schiavon

  Date：Jul. 26, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Santa Clara Agrociência

  Nykolas Schiavon, Technical Coordinator of Santa Clara Agrociência, explained his company's success with Salut (Phosphorous Acid H3P03 + Copper), which acts as...

• Rothamsted Research responds to new British Prime Minister's pledge on GM crops

  Date：Jul. 26, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Statement from Professor Achim Dobermann, Director and Chief Executive of Rothamsted Research, in response to PM Boris Johnson’s pledge yesterday “…to libera...

  Tags:GM cropGene Editing

• Análisis GLP de 5 lotes – Un proceso progresivo para registros en Brasila

  Date：Jul. 26, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  JRF Global (Jai Research Foundation)

  Desde la aparición de los pesticidas sintéticos durante la II Guerra Mundial, éstos se han usado extensivamente para la protección de cultivos, preservació...

• GLP 5 Batch Analysis - A Step-wise Process for Brazil Registration

  Date：Jul. 26, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  JRF Global (Jai Research Foundation)

  Since the creation of synthetic pesticides during World War II, they are, today, extensively used for crop protection, food preservation, material preservation ...

• Baculovirus-based Products: Ideal Tool for Sustainable Fall Armyworm Control

  Date：Jul. 25, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)

  AgroPages recently interviewed Dr. Fernando Hercos Valicente, researcher from Embrapa Maize and Sorghum to talk about Baculovirus-based product for the control ...

• Productos en base a Baculovirus: Herramienta ideal para el control sustentable del Gusano Cogollero

  Date：Jul. 25, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)

  AgroPages recientemente entrevistó al Dr. Fernando Hercos Valicente, investigador de Embrapa Maize and Sorghum para hablar sobre un producto a base de baculovi...

• Indian farmers ageing, new generation disinterested: Who will grow our food?

  Date：Jul. 25, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Invariably, farmers today are above the age of 40. This seemingly simple sight brings out in the open the next big challenge for India’s agriculture sector and...

• "Precision agriculture optimizes use of inputs in Brazil" - Interview with Marcio Albuquerque

  Date：Jul. 25, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Eng. Marcio Albuquerque, President of the Brazilian Commission on Precision Agriculture, CBAP, granted an exclusive interview to AgroPages, to explain how techn...

• King Quenson: Focusing on a “Niche” Strategy and Delivering Brand Value through Partnership

  Date：Jul. 24, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Established in 2003, it has grown from a company engaging in simple trading into one of the largest Chinese exporters of pesticide formulations in small package...

• USA: How will late, wet planting season affect 2020 seed supply?

  Date：Jul. 24, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  A lot of eyes have been on the 2019 commercial corn and soybean crop and the harried farmers who endured continuous delays while planting it.

• "Santa Clara will be a leading Brazilian agrochemical multinational" - Interview with João Pedro Cury

  Date：Jul. 24, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  AgroPages talked exclusively to João Pedro Cury, CEO of Santa Clara Agrociência, who is promoting the 5th Santa Clara International Conference this month. In ...

• Lallemand now turns attention to China’s market

  Date：Jul. 24, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Founded at the end of 19th century, Lallemand is now a leading provider of microbial solution in agri-food industries. Their Global Technical Marketing Director...

• Swadeshi Jagran Manch ticks off Indian Agriculture Ministry over 'misleading' reply in Parliament on herbicide Glyphosate

  Date：Jul. 24, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch has ticked off the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare for ‘misleading’ the Parliament and Minister Narendra Tom...

• Formulating Biologicals: Encapsulation and Stability

  Date：Jul. 23, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Dr Jim Bullock

  we described the different types of biological actives used in agriculture and described some of the challenges which these actives can present the formulator. ...

• King Quenson: Cómo centrarse en una estrategia de «nicho» y ofrecer valor de marca a través de asociaciones

  Date：Jul. 23, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  En la última década, King Quenson ha estado tratando de llegar a un modelo de desarrollo de cooperación de beneficio mutuo con operadores locales. Ha pasado ...

• How India is suffering from lack of monsoon rains

  Date：Jul. 23, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  While some parts of India are devastating by heavy rains and floods, overall monsoon rains this year so far have been less than their long-term yearly average, ...

• Brazil soybeans lose protein, China sales at risk

  Date：Jul. 23, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  The protein content in Brazilian soybeans fell for the first time in four harvests in 2018, according to preliminary government data, a development that has alr...

  Tags:Soybean

• Access to Seeds and the Global Seed Industry

  Date：Jul. 22, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Lack of access to high-quality seeds is one of the greatest obstacles to reducing hunger around the world.

• Introduction to the protection of new plant varieties in China

  Date：Jul. 22, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  In addition to industrial intellectual property rights in the traditional sense of patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc., there is also a unique intellectual pr...