Can biocontrol help protect biodiversity? Biodiversity refers to all the living things on Earth, including how they interact with each other. A rich biodiversity means a healthy planet. Can bioc...
For the financial year 2022-23, agrochemicals export from India reached a new peak of $5.4 bn (Rs 43,223 Crores), up from $4.9 bn (Rs 36,521 Crores) in the previous financial year. For the financial y...
The EU Commission's proposed regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products (SUR) would make classic arable farming, fruit growing, vegetable growing, and viticulture in protected area...
Eight years ago, University of Illinois and USDA-ARS scientists turned weed control on its head. More and more herbicide resistant weeds were popping up, and the pest plants were getting harder to kil...
Pesticide sales in Ireland have declined by 16% between 2011 and 2021, according to figures published by Eurostat. Pesticide sales in Ireland have declined by 16% between 2011 and 2021, according to f...
A French court has banned the sale of two weedkillers containing glyphosate produced by Swiss chemical group Syngenta because of a lack of analysis on the chemical's potential harm to some wildlife. A...
When Fusarium head blight (FHB) threatens winter barley, the best time to apply a fungicide is about six days after full barley head emergence, according to a recent study published in Plant Disease. ...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marked International Day of Plant Health 2023 on 12 May, highlighting how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty,...
As the toxicity associated with the misuse and abuse of pesticides escalates in Nigeria, the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control [NAFDAC] has banned three of the major pesticides ...
On May 16, 2023, the 10th Analysis Conference on Economic Operations in the Pesticide Industry and the 2023 Pesticide Industry List Release Conference were held in Hefei, Anhui Province. The China Cro...
The Asian market is a great opportunity for Brazil’s pulses and specialty crops sector. Among major countries, China is one of the most promising, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people and...
