The European Commission’s proposal for halving the use of pesticides is still up for discussion, Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides stressed after a majority of member states called for a fres...
Reaffirming the status of Glyphosate in India, the Agriculture Minister, Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar clarified that the agrochemical Glyphosate is not banned in India. He clarified this while answering a...
Pendimethalin is a dinitro mothylanilin herbicide, which inhibits meristematic cell division without affecting the germination of weed seeds. Instead, it acts on buds, stems and roots during the proce...
The global chemical-based crop protection market is expected to have recorded 6.2% growth in 2022 to $69,256 million at the ex-manufacturer level, according to preliminary analysis by S&P Global Commo...
Propelled by the rapidly growing farming industry together and the thriving demand for dietary supplements globally, the humic acid market is set to grow at a rapid pace in the near future. With the r...
With Africa’s population expected to double by 2050, according to UN estimates, pesticides that can protect crops and increase food production are in increasingly high demand. Between 2000 and 2019, t...
The caterpillar, Spodoptera frugiperda , is present throughout Brazil, as the species has several alternative hosts, which maintains its population throughout the year and in different cultures. Over...
If you’re waiting until spring to get your glyphosate for the coming growing season, Dwight Lingenfelter, Extension weed scientist at Penn State, thinks you should be in luck. ″From what I’m gathering...
China, the world's top user of pesticides, aims to reduce their use in cultivation of fruit, vegetables and tea by a tenth within three years' time, the farm ministry said on Thursday, in an effort to...
European farmers need innovative tools to protect their crops from pests and diseases, ensuring that everything that is sown is protected from losses. ″As part of our 2030 commitments, CropLife Europe...
India has overtaken China as Asia-Pacific’s biggest funder of agrifoodtech innovation, attracting record levels of investment in the fiscal year April 2021 to March 2022, according to AgFunder and Omn...
India’s emergence in the chemicals space a decade ago was influenced by China’s environmental drive since 2013, followed by multiple supply chain disruptions. Indian chemical companies benefitted from...
