The date of Agritech Zambia 2019 is drawing near.  On 11-13 April 2019, we are happy to meet you at Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART) farm. Remember our Booth No. A11-5.    After five successful years, Agritech Expo Zambia will be back with a bang in 2019 with new ...

Chinese agriculture scientists have bred new rice varieties named "Green Super Rice (GSR)" for developing Asian and African countries to reduce hunger and increase local farmers' income.Supported by the Chinese government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the project has b...

By Think Real - On 21 February 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (MOA) unveiled the 2019 Work Focus of the Planting Industry, “In 2019, China should strive to increase the planting area of soybean and oil plants by at least 0.3 ...

A new paper published in the journal Agbioforum (1) points to higher weed control costs, less effective weed control, more difficult access to fields and lower yields, if farmers in seven Asian countries could no longer use glyphosate .The peer reviewed paper written by Graham Br...

The 21st March explosion at the Tianjiayi Chemical Plant in Yancheng Xiangshui Industrial Park caused heavy casualties. After the incident, nation-wide actions were immediately taken to put in place safety checks on hazardous chemical production, warehousing and transportation en...

Vietnam has announced that it has banned the import of all glyphosate -based herbicides with immediate effect following the latest cancer trial verdict from San Francisco, in a move which has shaken Bayer’s Asian market for its top-selling product.Hoang Trung, Director of the Pla...

Farm Futures reports: After planting more soybeans than corn in 2018 for the first time in 35 years, farmers want to return to more normal rotations this spring, according to Farm Futures latest survey of growers. But weather and economics likely mean final crop decisions are sti...

Bio-pesticides include naturally occurring substances that control pests (biochemical pesticides), micro-organisms that control pests (microbial pesticides), and pesticidal substances produced by plants containing added genetic material (plant-incorporated protectants) or PIPs. T...

Pathogens and pests that attack crops are a real burden for plant health and global food production. They take a heavy economic toll and put a strain on food security. Although many different players in food crop production report losses, it is very difficult to quantify yield lo...

With vast land availability, rich water resources, and a relatively small population, the South American continent will remain a critical and growing region for agriculture in 2019. We foresee continued growth for competitive enterprises involved in the biological inputs, genetic...