Viewpoint & Interview

• Expected developments for glyphosate, dicamba, chlorpyrifos, paraquat, pyrethroids, atrazine and neonicotinoids in US for 2020

  Date：Mar. 13, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Undeterred by the new coronavirus, state, tribal and federal pesticide regulators and chemical company representatives gathered in Virginia this week for the an...

• "Crop protection management increases productivity and profitability" – Interview with Celso Macedo,Nufarm's Marketing Director in Latin America

  Date：Mar. 12, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Nufarm Brasil Limited

  AgroPages exclusively interviewed Celso Macedo (Nufarm's Marketing Director in Latin America), who talked about the agreement with Farmers Edge in Brazil, as we...

• Why we need more protected agri zones

  Date：Mar. 11, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Declaring the Cauvery delta as a protected agricultural zone (PAZ) was a political masterstroke by Tamil Nadu’s government, for it managed to win the approval ...

• COVID-19 outbreak could help agri exports: Indian Agriculture Ministry analysis

  Date：Mar. 11, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  India’s Agriculture Ministry officials have marked 21 products wherein India can grab part of China’s market share in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. These...

• ADAMA's Marketing Director talks about pesticide market in Brazil

  Date：Mar. 11, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  ADAMA Brasil

  Alexandre Pires is an agronomist who graduated from the Federal University of Goiás. With over 20 years of experience in the agribusiness sector, he has worked...

• Innovation is necessity for business and agriculture: Official

  Date：Mar. 10, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Innovation is a necessity for business as well as for agriculture, said Devendra Katara, Director, Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Governme...

• Quick Agricultural Tips to Improve Yield

  Date：Mar. 9, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  In India, agriculture has always been the epicenter and the steering wheel of the economy. Since independence, India has been an agrarian economy and we have so...

• Top European science council demands ‘radical’ GMO regulatory reform

  Date：Mar. 9, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  A top European science council calling is demanding a “radical reform of the legal framework” that regulates genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the Euro...

• “Brazil-China connection is very important” - Interview with Rodrigo Santos (Head of CropScience LATAM Bayer)

  Date：Mar. 6, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Bayer Latin America

  AgroPages exclusively interviewed Rodrigo Santos (Head of CropScience LATAM Bayer) about the launch of the company’s new technology, Intacta 2 Xtend, in Brazil...

• Emphasis on new crop technologies to boost India's climate action - Dr Shivendra Bajaj-FSII

  Date：Mar. 6, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Despite being the fastest-growing economy, India has shown great commitment in achieving most of the goals under Paris Agreement. The commitment for emission in...

• Is there still hope for rapid change from pesticides to IPM in Europe?

  Date：Mar. 4, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Koppert Biological Systems（KOPPERT B.V.）

  The third edition of the Foodlog ‘Agriculture without chemicals – How?’ congress was held at Koppert Biological Systems headquarters on 27 February. This yea...

• Manica devoted to premium copper–based fungicides for over 70 years

  Date：Mar. 4, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Manica is a family owned company producing copper based products since more than 70 years. The production started with the product Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate,...

• ACFI strongly believe the proposed ban on Tricyclazole and Buprofezin will be revoked

  Date：Mar. 3, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  The recent proposal of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, to ban Tricyclazole and Buprofezin in India is no doubt a big blow to the country's dynamic a...

• Is banning paraquat in Brazil a foregone conclusion?

  Date：Mar. 2, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Regarding the ban, the author also asked a few related companies in Brazil, who revealed that they are working hard in the hope to delay the ban and get more ti...

• EFSA chief: Assessing fast-changing agrifood innovation is key challenge

  Date：Mar. 2, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Being equipped with the right methods to assess industry’s rapidly changing innovation will be a key challenge for the European Food Safety Authority, (EFSA), ...

• Facing the Real Challenges of the Agricultural Market

  Date：Mar. 2, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  So, the struggle is not only to feed the planet. There is a much bigger picture: we need to help farmers increase their yield, the quality of their produce and...

• Fighting blight with GMO potatoes

  Date：Mar. 2, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Dr. Eric Magembe is committed to using the tools of genetic engineering to fight the devasating potato late blight disease in sub-Saharan Africa.

  Tags:GM cropPotato

• Gene editing: Gateway to new future of plant breeding?

  Date：Mar. 2, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Looking back over the past several decades, Ponsi Trivisvavet says genetic improvement has added less than 1% yield improvement per year for corn.

  Tags:Gene Editing

• Soil Amendment Technologies and Future Trends for R&D

  Date：Feb. 28, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Soil management is an increasingly important global issue. FAO estimates that 38% of global soil has been degraded, which causes the loss of soil organic matter...

• "Quality research helps India to be self-sufficient in food production''

  Date：Feb. 28, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Thursday that the quality of research being carried out by the scientists of Indian Council of Agricultu...

• Inari: Shaking things up in the agriculture business

  Date：Feb. 28, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Inari (US) opened its first foreign R&D branch in Ghent’s biotech valley just over a year ago.

  Tags:Gene Editing

• UK: Why new maize seed treatments require extra safety measures

  Date：Feb. 27, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Maize growers switching to alternative bird-repelling seed treatments this spring following the Mesurol ban are being advised to observe extra health precaution...

  Tags:Seed treatmentMaize

• Eastern European, USA, Brazilian Companies: Insights into Dynamics of Agchem Formulation Development

  Date：Feb. 27, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  The continuous changes to market demand and tighter regulations are driving more companies to focus on the innovation of agchem formulation technologies. Recent...

  Tags:Organic Certification

• Jeff Rowe of Syngenta: "We need the recognition of intellectual property"

  Date：Feb. 27, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  The recognition of intellectual property in seeds is essential for the industry to achieve solutions to the problems facing agriculture. That message was expres...

• New Thinking in the Context of Changing Distribution Channels in European Agrochemical Market

  Date：Feb. 26, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  So, what changes have taken place in crop planting structure in Europe? What are the effects of strict regulatory policies on farmers and businesses? What chang...

  Tags:distributor dialogue

• CEO of Premier Ag: 2019 Was Most Difficult Year Since 1981

  Date：Feb. 26, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  With a footprint that roughly spans from Indianapolis to Louisville to Cincinnati, Premier Companies was named the ARA Retailer of the Year. And its CEO, Harold...

• The changing face of agriculture in the European marketplace

  Date：Feb. 26, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Agriculture in the European Union (EU) is at a crossroads, with many drivers at play that will shape agricultural production and markets over the next decade. P...

• Pesticide law(PMB 2020) must be comprehensive

  Date：Feb. 25, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  The Pesticide Management Bill, 2020, is a long overdue law on this critical segment of agriculture, in the making since 2008, to replace the obsolete Insecticid...

• Reviving Agricultural Innovation in Seeds and Crop Protection

  Date：Feb. 25, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Over the past 70 years, innovation in seeds, fertilizers, and crop protection products has reshaped the agriculture market and transformed the lives of billions...

• Ban on tricyclazol, buprofezin pesticides to adversely affect farmers: ACFI

  Date：Feb. 25, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Agro Chem Federation of India (ACFI), the apex organization of agrochemical companies, has strongly opposed the central government's decision to ban pesticides ...