In Nigeria, there is this popular story of how some Asian countries came to Nigeria and left with our palm seedlings and other plant resources. Today, Nigeria imports oil from those countries.Many of ...
In 2020, many countries declared agriculture as an essential or priority activity that allowed flexibility in restrictions on the transit of people to enable mobility and serve the agricultural sector...
This is categorically stated by Sergi Vizoso-Sansano, chemist and economist, current president of the CropLife Latin America Board of Directors, a guild that represents research and development compan...
After consideration of public comments, EPA has finalized its biological evaluations (BEs) for glyphosate, atrazine, and simazine, three herbicides that are used to control a variety of grasses and br...
On November 10th, according to baiinfo.com, the average ex-works price of yellow phosphorus is Yuan33,087 per ton, which is an increase of Yuan2,579 at 8.45%. At press time, most manufacturers do not ...
The bio-inputs market grew to BRL1.7 billion (US$311,429 million) in the 2020-2021 season, the recently released BIP (Business Intelligence Panel) by Spark Smarter Decisions pointed out.This means tha...
The Plant Variety Protection (PVP) regulation will be passed by end of this year, Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has disclosed.He noted that government is in talks with the...
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...
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...
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 shortag...
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 ne...
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...
