Morocco, a top fertiliser producer, could hold a key to the world’s food supply2022-07-22Morocco has a large fertiliser industry with huge production capacity and international reach. It is one of the world’s top four fertiliser exporters following Russia, China and Canada.Fertilisers tend to divide into three main categories; nitrogen fertilisers, phosphorus fertili...
European Commission warned against approving ″notoriously toxic″ Propyzamide pesticide in crops2022-07-22Pesticide Action Network (PAN) – a coalition of 600 NGOs, citizen groups and individuals from 60 countries – is calling for the European Commission (EC) to change its course and not call tomorrow for farmers to keep using what they catalog as ″notoriously toxic″ pesticide Propyza...
The list of Top 50 Exporting Companies of China Agrochemical in Year 2021 released2022-07-15Recently,the list of Top 50 Exporting Companies of China Agrochemical In Year 2021 has been released by China Crop Protection Industry Association (CCPIA).In 2021, China's pesticide export exceeded market expectations, with export value continued to grow, which is significantly h...
New EU regulations could see R654 million of South African citrus destroyed2022-07-15In June, the European Union’s (EU) Standing Committee on Plant, Animal, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF) published drastic, and arguably misinformed, new regulations requiring the cold treatment for oranges heading to the region as a means to address False Coddling Moth (FCM) interceptio...
France bans pesticide use in more places, including private residences2022-07-15Pesticide use has been banned from more places in France in a new decree, including private gardens, hotels, campsites, theme parks, healthcare establishments, sports facilities, and cemeteries.The new decree came into force on July 1. It extends the scope of the Labbé law (loi L...
Newer member states push back on bolder EU pesticide reduction targets2022-07-08European Union binding targets announced in June to reduce chemical pesticides usage by 50% by 2030 should help to boost interest and market activity, as conventional Active Ingredients (Ais) disappear from the marketplace over the next decade or so.However, the ongoing conflict ...
Winter honey bees show resistance to a common insecticide2022-07-08Winter honey bees, compared to newly emerged summer bees, have a better ability to withstand the harmful effects of a widely-used insecticide in pest management, according to a recent study published in Apidologie.United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Resea...