Blanket banning of pesticides without due consideration of risk assessment will not help, says the agrochemical association.Erick Kimunguyi, chief executive officer of the Agrochemical Association of Kenya (AAK), said the ban will not help especially in the tropical conditions an...

While 2020 announced the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with its first effects, 2021 was when the aftermath and secondary impacts of this mega disruption really hit global supply chains, says a report Year-end Shipping and Freight Resource.The year 2021 was characterized by wides...

Argentina aims to significantly increase production and exports of agricultural products over the next decade, according to a new plan providing incentives for the agribusiness sector.On November 11, the Executive branch presented the draft Regime for the Promotion of Federal, In...

According to a survey by Grupo Az, along with the soaring prices of fertilizers and herbicides that have deteriorated the input/output ratio for the 2021-22 crop in Argentina, a series of international factors generated strong input inflation, leading to Argentine farmers losing ...

1. IntroductionAntibiotics are substances given in a controlled amount, meant to kill or reduce the growth of microorganisms, particularly bacteria (Ghosh et al., 2007). These are usually naturally occurring substances and are mostly produced by microorganisms containing genes en...

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare December 17, 2021, notified the draft order on ‘Prohibition of Streptomycin + Tetracycline in agriculture’, which prohibits import, manufacture or formulation of Streptomycin and Tetracycline for use in agriculture from Februa...

“Two out of every five people on Earth today owe their lives to the higher crop outputs that fertilizer has made possible.” —Bill Gates, Wired.comSustainable farming systems are based on soil nutrients, but what happens when farmers can no longer access or afford the fertilizers ...

Researchers from the Department of Entomology of China Agricultural University and National Agrotechnical Extension and Service Center recently, collected Spodoptera frugiperda from a corn field, which are fed and raised indoor for 5 to 7 continuous generations without contacting...

Fludioxonil 40% SC filed by a Chinese enterprise recently was granted registration for the first time to control cherry gray mold. This is China’s first registration of fludioxonil for application to cherry.Previously, there have been 19 fludioxonil registrations in China, coveri...