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• Development of “Indian Agriculture” and “Indian Agrochemical Industry”

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Mr. Shail Dave

  As far as Indian Pesticide Industry’s concerned, India currently is 4th largest global producer of Pesticides after USA, Japan and China. Domestic consumption...

• The use of genetically engineered dicamba-tolerant soybean seeds has increased quickly, benefiting adopters but damaging crops in some fields

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Markets

  Weeds can cause serious problems for U.S. soybean producers. Left untreated, severe weed infestations can reduce soybean yields by more than 50 percent. Most so...

  Tags:GM cropSoybean

• Kenya closer to giving long-awaited GMO cotton a green light

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Regulations

  Kenya is closing in on commercialising Bt cotton, a high-yielding, genetically modified cotton varieties resistant to the notorious ball worm pests.

  Tags:GM cropCotton

• First Australian farmer sues Monsanto, claiming Roundup caused his cancer

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Regulations

  For the first time in Australia, a farmer has launched legal action against Monsanto — the manufacturer of Roundup — claiming it caused his cancer.

  Tags:Glyphosate

• Explainer: Why strong monsoon rains are not necessarily good news for Indian farmers

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Markets

  India, one of the world’s biggest agricultural producers, experienced its heaviest monsoon rains in 25 years this year. While rain would normally cheer the ...

• Indian Govt allocates Rs 150m for pesticide-testing laboratories

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Markets

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) has allocated Rs 150 million to establish pesticide-testing laboratories outside the valley. Co...

• Scientists track wheat aphids and their natural enemies for better pest management in Pakistan

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Science&Research

  For the first time, CABI scientists have studied the distribution and population dynamics of wheat aphids and their natural enemies in Pakistan through seasons ...

• Fertilizers Europe comments on EC's anti-dumping regulation on Russia, US and Trinidad and Tobago UAN imports

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Regulations

  EU urea ammonium nitrate industry has welcomed the European Commission’s definitive anti-dumping regulation on imports originating from Russia, Trinidad and To...

• Ginkgo Bioworks raises $350 million fund for biotech spinouts

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Companies

  Biotechnology start-up Ginkgo Bioworks said on Wednesday that it had raised a $350 million fund to more easily invest in spinout ventures that use its bio-engin...

• US, China take initial step on trade deal

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Markets

  News is breaking late Friday afternoon. President Trump is announcing of a Phase 1 agreement between the U.S. and China concerning trade. Trump says the Chinese...

• BioWorks brings On-Gard Calcium biological plant nutrient to Canada

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Products

  BioWorks, Inc.

  BioWorks announces the addition of ON-Gard® CALCIUM, and organic biological plant nutrient, to their Canadian product line. The new product (1-0-0 + 5% Calcium...

• USDA should act quickly to stop tomato disease from spreading in US

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Markets

  The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) issued an alert last week regarding the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), which was ...

• SCC: The Current State of Biopesticide and Fertilizer Regulation in EU

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  We know that Scientific Consulting Company (SCC) is one of Europe’s largest privately owned and independent regulatory consulting companies on agrochemicals an...

• Observation of North African Market: Market access not easy in Egypt, government encourages safer pesticides

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  North Africa is one of the continent’s key agrochemical markets. However, due to the lack of detailed market data from the industry and the region’s complicat...

• U.S. regulators allow genetically modified cotton as human food source

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Regulations

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to ultra-low gossypol cottonseed, ULGCS, to be utilized as human food and in animal feed, someth...

• Agricultural industry leaders join forces to introduce closed transfer system technology for European farmers

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Companies

  ADAMA, BASF, Corteva Agriscience, Nufarm and Syngenta join forces to further improve the way crop protection products are handled in Europe by promoting the use...

• European Union prioritises 20 plant pests

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Markets

  The European Commission has published a list of 20 “priority pests” that present the most serious economic, environmental and social threat to EU countries. T...

• How Brazilian government’s agility in approving crop protection products can increase profits for farmers

  Date：Oct. 14, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Renato Seraphim

  In the last 18 years, the total production cost of soybean in Brazil increased by 178% while productivity grew by 28%. Taking the cost of pesticides into accoun...

• Seed-X wants to help farmers find the right seed using AI and computer vision

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Companies

  Although we’ve been planting crops for centuries, farmers are plagued with the same critical and potentially game-clinching decision each season: Which seeds s...

• Seed breeding takes in growers of all sizes

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  The challenge of breeding vegetable seeds for a modern world encompasses more than just high yields and good taste.

• Bio Controle, a new alternative company in Brazil - Interview with Ari Gitz, Director

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Founded in 1997 by professionals with experience in the field of pest control, Bio Controle is prominently known in the Brazilian pesticide market. It offers a ...

• What’s in a Name? The Plant-Based Foods Labeling Debate

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Meatless meat is going mainstream. Fueled by sustainability concerns and an uptick in capital, food tech start-ups have been hard at work crafting new methods o...

• SINOAGRO widely favored by overseas distributors for its“differentiated” featured products

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Companies

  At ACE 2019, welcome to visit SINOAGRO at Booth 1B10.

• AGRA partners with Tony Blair Institute to catalyse Africa’s agriculture transformation

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Science&Research

  Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

  Research by the Tony Blair Institute for its Jobs Gap report found that, on the current trajectory, there will remain a shortfall of 40 million jobs and livelih...

• Brexit and the Plant Protection Products Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and the Maximum Residue Levels Regulation (EC) No 396/2005

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  As the deadline for the UK exiting the EU (‘Brexit’) draws closer, the uncertainty over whether we will leave with or without a deal remains. Having spent mo...

• Scientists find genetic variation that allows the moth to change its biological clock and adjust to shorter winters

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Science&Research

  A team of biologists led by Tufts University has found two genes that may permit some insect species to survive climate change by adjusting their biological ann...

• Eastern European agrochemical market: A different strategic vision；More creativity in combining compounds

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Markets

  This article will focus on the Eastern European market by inviting experts from agrochemical and consultancy companies from Hungary, Poland and the Ukraine who ...

• Indian products need to be more "compatible" for greater access in China: Chinese official

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Markets

  India's agriculture products, pharmaceuticals, handicrafts have advantages over products from other countries but due to lack of necessary understanding and cog...

• South Australia to lift ban on GM crops

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Markets

  A long-standing ban on genetically-modified crops in South Australia will be lifted from December.

• Whole Industry Chain to Guarantee High-quality Pyrethroids Products: Heranba

  Date：Oct. 11, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Zorro

  Heranba Industries Limited, established in the year 1996 with a mission to improve crop productivity and to provide products to farmers that enhance farm effic...