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• Jai Ram Thakur launches domestic liquid boronated calcium nitrate fertilizer to boost crop production in India

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Companies

  Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the domestic liquid boronated calcium nitrate fertilizer, a joint venture of HIMFED and Gujarat State Fertilizers and Che...

• Research seals importance of microbes for plant survival and growth

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Science&Research

  Scientists have revealed that plants have a ‘sealing’ mechanism supported by microbes in the root that are vital for the intake of nutrients for survival and ...

• Intellectual property databases crucial for innovation in smart agriculture

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Markets

  International experts in a recent webinar discussed how ‘smart agriculture’ – modern information and communication technologies for agriculture – will radic...

• Scaling sustainable agriculture requires a new level of collaboration

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Markets

  Farmers have made meaningful progress in adopting conservation practices, but the value chain will need to ramp up its support at the farm level if this progres...

• Prevention of droplets inside plastic greenhouse results in 80% reduction of fungicide use

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Companies

  Large condensation droplets cause loss of light in any greenhouse. Furthermore, in plastic greenhouses and tunnels they cause disease-related problems. These pr...

• PMFAI pitches for hike in import duty on pesticides to 20-30 pc

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Markets

  Pesticides Manufacturers & Formulators Assocoation of India(PMFAI)

  Pesticides Manufacturers and Formulators Association of India (PMFAI) on last Friday urged the government to increase the import duty on technical and finished ...

• ICRISAT India receives permission to use drones for agricultural research activities

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Companies

  Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted a conditional exemption to the International Crops Resear...

• Ihara launches new line of pre-emergent herbicides

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Products

  Iharabras S/A Indústrias Químicas

  Ihara has announced a new line of pre-emergent herbicides called the "Herbicides of the Future" that were developed using innovative technology. According to th...

• Pilarquim Launched PILARTEP and PILARCLOTRIN in Kazakhstan

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Products

  Pilarquim (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

  2020 is the first year when farmers in Kazakhstan tried the new fungicide PILARTEP (Pyraclostrobin 115g/L + Tebuconazole 230g/L SC) on the wheat. PILARTEP is on...

• Nouryon enters agricultural sector with line of chemicals

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Companies

  Nouryon (The former AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals)

  The specialty chemicals company Nouryon has announced that it is entering the Brazilian agribusiness market. The company, which works with solutions for several...

• Jiamusi Heilong Pesticide’s haloxyfop-R-methyl successfully put into production in China

  Date：Nov. 23, 2020 Category：Companies

  Phase I saw an investment of Yuan450 million for production of haloxyfop-R-methyl, fluazifop P butyl, cyhalofop-butyl and clodinafop-propargyl; phase II will se...

• Pusa bio-decomposer – a “Billion Dollar” solution for stubble burning problem in India

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Markets

  Stubble burning is setting fire intentionally by the farmers, to the straw stubble is left after harvesting of grains, like paddy, wheat, etc. The problem arisi...

• Poison Centre Notification (PCN)

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Regulations

  "If you are placing hazardous mixtures on the market, you will have to prepare information in an EU-harmonised Poison Centres Notification (PCN) format. You wil...

• An exclusive interview with Amit Sinha, co-founder of Unnati

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Unnati, an Agritech space supporting farmers to improve productivity which aims to help farmers throughout the farming lifecycle such as working capital, seed b...

• Meristem launches seed treatment replant program geared to save soybean farmers millions

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Companies

  Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC

  Saving American farmers up to 50 percent on high quality seed treatment while providing the peace of mind of a 100 percent replant benefit is the mission behind...

• Golden Harvest: Farmers find measurable improvements in corn portfolio after R&D investment

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Companies

  Downers Grove, IL - Major investments and an enhanced breeding strategy are producing tangible results in the Golden Harvest corn portfolio. New heights in bush...

• Urea market fed by the hand of India

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Markets

  Expectations of record grain and rice production have in turn fuelled significant demand for urea, with India opening back-to-back tenders and soaring retail fe...

• Switzerland wants to extend moratorium on GMOs for another four years

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Regulations

  Switzerland's moratorium on the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture should be extended until the end of 2025, according to a report ...

• Bayer’s Delaro® Complete fungicide granted US federal approval

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Products

  Bayer CropScience U.S.

  The U.S. Crop Protection Product Management team announces that Delaro® Complete fungicide was recently granted federal approval. This marks a key milestone fo...

• Biobest candidate Herman Van Mellaert elected IBMA President

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Companies

  Biobest Belgium N.V.

  Herman Van Mellaert - Director of Strategic Alliances at the Biobest Group - has been elected president of the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Associatio...

• Sega Science and Technology presenting its new growth regulator and biostimulant products in China

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Companies

  Zhejiang Sega Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

  Sega presented to more than 200 Chinese dealers its strategic business deployment in the biological field in 2020 as well as product series which are independen...

• Corteva’s Pioneer brand corn and soybean product performance drives long-term business advantages for farmers

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Products

  Corteva Agriscience

  With 2020 harvest results rolling in, Pioneer® brand corn and soybean products are winning the majority of competitive on-farm trials. The consistent yield adv...

• Drones are a God-sent opportunity in India, says Dr. Kota of IIT Varanasi

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Markets

  In 2018, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued guidelines that regulate the use of drones in Indian airspace. Since then, the drone industry, ...

• Indigo innovative microbial corn seed treatment produces outstanding yield improvements in latest trials

  Date：Nov. 20, 2020 Category：Companies

  Indigo AG

  Indigo Agriculture, a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet, and Agroprosperis, one of Ukraine’s largest Agri-hold...

• Food safety: between chemistry, biologics and gene editing

  Date：Nov. 19, 2020 Category：Markets

  The pandemic has exposed numerous shortcomings and priorities, including global food security. The sustainability that catches both politicians and leaders arou...

• Bayer And BlockApps launch TraceHarvest network for agriculture

  Date：Nov. 19, 2020 Category：Companies

  Bayer CropScience AG

  BlockApps, the leading enterprise blockchain platform provider, recently announced the launch of the TraceHarvest Network which is transforming the way agricult...

• BASF reveals $14 million transformation to Regina crop protection production facility

  Date：Nov. 19, 2020 Category：Companies

  BASF Canada Inc

  BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions (BASF) Wednesday unveiled its modernized formulation, packaging and distribution facility in Regina, Saskatchewan. More than ...

• Honduran farmers attest to GM maize benefits

  Date：Nov. 19, 2020 Category：Science&Research

  A study documented the benefits of genetically modified (GM) maize in the South American country of Honduras. Higher yield and income, and easier crop managemen...

• Lonza Crop Protection pioneers digital technology to improve product traceability and authenticity in crop protection

  Date：Nov. 19, 2020 Category：Companies

  As in every other sector, relationships in the crop protection industry depend on trust. Farmers need assurance that the products they are using are genuine, an...

• 'Alibaba of Agriculture', Agri10x, gears up to set new records

  Date：Nov. 19, 2020 Category：Companies

  Pune-based agtech major Agri10x is expected to clock a whopping GMV of INR 100 crore by December 2021, making it not just one of the fastest growing agtech comp...