A new study led by scientists from the Chinese MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety suggests greater awareness of biopesticide market availability, efficacy and field application processes could help tackle locust outbreaks in China. The researchers, who outline their finding...

The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined for the 12th consecutive month in March, driven by declines in world quotations for cereals and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on April 7. The FAO Food ...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released its annual Pesticide Use Report for 2021 which confirmed preliminary data that showed a more than 10% statewide decline in pesticide use compared to the prior year. In 2021,191 million pounds of active ingredients –...

Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI) the oldest and the largest federation of Indian manufacturers and exporters with their manufacturing facilities on PAN India basis, has represented last week to Shri Vivek Johri, IRS, Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) ...

All pesticide companies have agreed to reduce the prices of all herbicides and insecticides by 20 percent, and to provide discounts of up to 40 percent on certain pesticides. A discussion was held on April 3 at the Ministry of Agriculture under the chairmanship of the Minister of...

                                                   

Codling moth, one of the most notorious insect pests of apples, has been reported in several parts of Kashmir amid the bloom season leaving the farmers concerned. As per officials the disease has affected apple orchards in several parts of Kashmir including Baramulla, Bandipora, ...

The United States structural pest control industry generated total service revenue of $11.042 billion, a six percent increase from the $10.421 billion measured in 2021, according to the latest market report, A Strategic Analysis of the U.S. Structural Pest Control Industry from S...

The Centre for Crop and Disease Management’s Dr Fran Lopez-Ruiz has told growers and advisers that the wheat powdery mildew pathogen is now resistant to two fungicide groups.   Dr Fran Lopez-Ruiz, from the Centre for Crop Disease Management at Curtin University, encourages grower...

India’s specialty chemicals industry, which is currently seeing an expansion drive by major players, expects to see robust growth in the next few years. By 2040, India could have a 10-12% share in the global chemicals market growing from $170bn-180bn in 2021 to $850bn-1000bn as p...