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• Deepak Nitrite Limited Conferred With The National Best Employer Brands 2018

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Companies

  Deepak Nitrite Ltd.

  In a function held at Taj Lands End, the Global Employer Branding Institute and World HRD Congress conferred Deepak Nitrite Ltd. with NATIONAL BEST EMPLOYER BRA...

• NewLeaf Symbiotics names Matt Helms as Vice President of Marketing

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Companies

  NewLeaf Symbiotics Inc

  Matt Helms has been hired as the new Vice President of Marketing at NewLeaf Symbiotics.Helms brings more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the ...

• US Senate passes bipartisan pesticide bill

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Regulations

  A bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, which funds EPA oversight of the chemicals, passed the Senate by unanimous consent ...

• Seaweed fertilizer market size worth USD 17.1 million by 2025

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Markets

  The global seaweed fertilizer market is expected to reach USD 17.1 million by 2025. The growth of this market is derived from the growing awareness towards orga...

• Ourofino introduces glyphosate that resists rain

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Products

  Ourofino Agrociência

  Ourofino Agrociência announced the launch this month of Templo herbicide, a premium glyphosate with an SL formulation and exclusive surfactant system and Duo S...

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• Bioline Iberia established in Almeria

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Companies

  Bioline AgroSciences Ltd.

  Bioline Agrosciences and the company Biocolor (Spain) announce the creation of a new company, based in Almeria (ES), called Bioline Iberia.

• Working together to create and conquer the future - Sega Science and Technology moving forward in plant nutrition

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Zhejiang Sega Science and Technology CO., LTD.

  At present, Sega Science and Technology possesses ten plant growth regulator registrations, enabling the company to become one of the Chinese companies holding ...

• Rijk Zwaan looks to open the door

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Companies

  Rijk Zwaan

  As the world of vegetable production changes and new investors show an interest in entering the horticultural sector, seed company Rijk Zwaan has put itself for...

  Tags:Fruits and Vegetables

• Yara Ghana opens new fertiliser terminal and blending facility

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Companies

  Yara International ASA

  As part of its commitment to the development of the agricultural sector in Ghana, Yara International ASA has invested over USD 15 million into a new fertilizer ...

• Nufarm acquires Trunemco™ Nematode Management Seed Treatment from BASF

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Products

  Nufarm

  Nufarm recently announced the acquisition of Trunemco, a global nematode management seed treatment solution with a first-of-its-kind patented combination of a m...

• Bioline Agrosciences takes on the challenge of environmentally friendly packaging

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Companies

  Bioline AgroSciences Ltd.

  Biocontrol manufacturer and supplier, Bioline Agrosciences, is implementing a range of new shipping boxes designed to minimise waste and limit the environmental...

• AgriMetis adds Dr. Adrian Percy to the scientific advisory board (SAB)

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Companies

  AgriMetis LLC

  AgriMetis, LLC recently announced Dr. Adrian Percy joined the scientific advisory board (SAB) on February 1, 2019. Dr. Percy is welcomed by a renowned group of ...

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• Syngenta Flowers and OptiFreeze AB to sign collaboration agreement

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Companies

  Syngenta Crop Protection AG

  Syngenta Flowers and OptiFreeze AB from Sweden have signed a collaboration agreement to further test and develop OptiCept; a breakthrough technology in shelf- l...

  Tags:Collaboration

• Drought, pests could force India to grant duty-free corn imports

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Markets

  Below-normal monsoon rains and an infestation of the fall armyworm, which devastated African crops in 2017, have slashed India’s corn output and boosted prices...

• Vietnam bans chlorpyrifos-ethyl and fipronil products

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Markets

  The Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has recently issued a decision to remove plant protection products containing chlorpyrifos-ethyl an...

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• Infographic: Are genetically engineered crops less safe than classically-bred food?

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Farmers and plant breeders have been modifying plant genes since the earliest human communities were formed and farming took hold in order to develop crops that...

  Tags:GM crop

• Nuclear technology helps develop new barley variety in Kuwait

  Date：Feb. 20, 2019 Category：Science&Research

  New home-grown barley varieties developed using irradiation with the support of the IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) a...

• Syngenta: New vegetable varieties to meet changing retail trends

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Syngenta Crop Protection AG

  He highlighted Syngenta innovations at Fruit Logistica such as the new Destinica cauliflower range, which offer a high yield of Class I produce from the field -...

  Tags:Fruits and Vegetables

• Delair unveils Delair Ag, an end-to-end drone solution for large-scale surveying and crop mapping in Agriculture & Forestry

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Companies

  Delair

  Delair, a leading supplier of commercial drone solutions, today announced the commercial availability of Delair Ag, a comprehensive drone solution specifically ...

• India's direct income support of Rs 6,000 for farmers is a welcome step: MK Dhanuka

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Companies

  Dhanuka Agritech Ltd.

  MK Dhanuka, Managing Director, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd, spoke about how the budget will help the farmers and benefit the agri companies during an interview:

• Dominus Soli / Alvo introduce new technology in Brazil to avoid agrochemical drift

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Companies

  Dominus Soli

  The company Dominus Soli has announced the formation of a technological partnership with Alvo Consultoria to launch a portfolio of innovative services. The firs...

• EFSA assesses pesticides’ effects on the thyroid

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Regulations

  The Pesticide Unit of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific report of EFSA on the Establishment of...

• Syngenta helping China enhance food security with goal to grow after acquisition by ChemChina

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Syngenta Crop Protection AG

  Crop technology firm Syngenta aims to quadruple its market share in China in the next five years, according to its chief financial officer.

• Argentina denies any responsibility in the GMO rapeseed case

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Regulations

  February 18th. The Argentinean Ag-Industry secretariat denied any responsibility for the presence of GMO rapeseed in France and Germany. Last week, a Reuters wi...

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• AgReliant Genetics names Sarah Oznick VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Companies

  AgReliant Genetics, LLC

  Today, AgReliant Genetics, a leader in seed research, production and quality, is pleased to announce that Sarah Oznick has been named the company's VP, General ...

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• Interview with Kevin Helash, CEO, Agrinos & Indranil Das, Executive Vice President, Eastern Europe & Asia Pacific,Agrinos

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Agrinos

  We had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Kevin Helash, CEO, Agrinos and Indranil Das, Executive Vice President, Eastern Europe & Asia Pacific, Agrinos. Read...

• Brazilian farmers plant a record large cotton crop

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Markets

  Brazilian farmers did very well with their 2017/18 cotton crop and as a result, they are expected to significantly increase their cotton acreage in 2018/19 to a...

• ADAMA launching aerial crop spraying insecticide in China

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Products

  ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd

  The insecticide Lingshan, released by ADAMA, is an optimized formulation developed by ADAMA’s Nanjing R & D Center, and allows for a full play of buprofezin’s...

• Stock market warning on Huifeng Bio Agriculture lifted

  Date：Feb. 19, 2019 Category：Companies

  Jiangsu Huifeng Bio Agriculture Co., Ltd.

  Jiangsu Huifeng Bio Agriculture recently issued a public announcement about the removal of the risk warning sign on the company. The date of removal of the warn...

• Bangladesh's crop scientists find an ally to better cope with climate change

  Date：Feb. 18, 2019 Category：Science&Research

  Bangladesh, whose populous and low-level delta region is expected to be severely affected by rising sea levels, is using nuclear technology to adapt to this thr...