Citrus is the second-largest fruit crop in China. It is cultivated in over 20 provinces with an area of approximately 2.5 million ha. There are an abundant and excellent variety of resources in China....
In the first half of 2020, affected by the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, the pesticide market was quite badly affected. The upstream manufacturers were running production irregularly, where the pric...
According to a survey conducted by Spark Consultoria Strategica, Brazilian farmers invested even more in pest, disease and weed control in 2020. The area treated with pesticides grew by 6.9%, totaling...
As part of efforts to bring parity in taxation on agro-inputs, the Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals has approached the Finance Ministry for reducing GST on pesticides from 18 per cent to 5 pe...
ED assessment of active substances in PPPs came into effect in November 2018 in the EU. Insights from EFSA’s assessment of the first 65 actives shows how guidance is applied and how waivers are being ...
India’s three new farm laws, enacted in September 2020 with little public or parliamentary debate, have attracted enormous global interest.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government described the measu...
Brazilian Market OverviewConsidering the growth of the population and an increase in the demand for food, it is expected that the global demand for agricultural products - food, feed, fiber and biofue...
On January 28, 2021, the registration certificate PD20160077 for a 2,4-D butylate product, which is the last 2,4-D butylate product allowed for supply to Chinese domestic market, expired and is not re...
The use of weed killers can increase the prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in soil, a new study from the University of York shows.Herbicides are one of the most widely used chemicals in agri...
Agriculture in India is livelihood for a majority of the population and can never be underestimated.Although its contribution in the gross domestic product (GDP) has reduced to less than 20 per cent a...
Farmers in Germany will have to gradually reduce their use of glyphosate and stop using it completely from 2024 in order to preserve clean habitats for insects, under draft legislation passed by the c...
The agricultural sector is dealing with enormous challenges such as rapid climatic changes, a decrease in soil fertility, macro and micronutrient deficiency, overuse of chemical fertilizers and pestic...