Through investments and regulatory improvements, Brazil could “reduce importation of agrochemical products and become an exporter.” This statement was made by agronomist Fábio Kagi, who is the manager of regulatory affairs at the Brazilian National Union of Vegetal Defense Produc...

French beekeepers have called for a ban on the second most widely used herbicide, prosulfocarb, saying that this is needed to protect the ailing sector which is reeling from the worst honey harvest to date.Between the upcoming renewal of the controversial herbicide, glyphosate, a...

The combination of supply chain disruptions, and increased prices for two main active herbicide ingredients, are leading a Purdue Professor of Weed Science to believe there will be a herbicide shortage in 2022."The herbicide shortage situation first surfaced this summer," said Pu...

CGIAR urged global leaders to ensure the 500 million smallholder farmers responsible for up to a third of global food production can adapt to climate change-induced loss and damage. Innovations are needed that can both reduce the contribution of global agriculture to climate chan...

The growing world population needs a secure supply of food. Biofortifying staple foods is one way to solve challenges in the food industry. A paper recently published in Biology has considered the use of nanotechnology to fortify wheat, a key global crop.What is Biofortification?...

A new study has raised fears that populations of an invasive insect responsible for billions of dollars of lost harvests across dozens of African countries have formed one intercontinental ‘super-population’.This interbreeding of fall armyworm populations increases the chances th...

Higher prices and empty shelves have been one of the hallmarks of the shipping crisis, as a historic number of cargo ships wait off the coast of Southern California to bring goods to port and offload them. But the congestion has rippled through the goods movement chain and has al...

An expert team at the hybrid rice demonstration base of Hebei Silicon Valley Agricultural Science Research Institute, in Yongnian District, Handan City, Hebei Province, China, on October 23, physically measured the yield per mu (1 hectare = 15 mu), which reached 1,326.77 kg, to s...

Three years after the ban on the herbicide paraquat in Brazil, farmers are still finding it difficult to replace this broad-spectrum herbicide belonging to the chemical group bipyridine, which acts on the photosystem of invasive plants, according to the specialized portal Global ...

The Uruguayan Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries limited the use of the active ingredient paraquat dichloride, prohibiting its use as a crop desiccant.According to a resolution of the General Directorate of Agricultural Services (DGSA), the only crops that can use ...