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Govt moves to ban 27 pesticides; ‘baffled’ industry says it will oppose the order Posttime: 2020-05-20: From AgroPages After unleashing the agri-marketing reforms through the Atmanirbhar stimulus package, the government, in a surprise move, has proposed to ban 27 pesticides such as Carbendazim and Monocrotophos, which are widely used by the farmers across the country. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare issued a draft order on Monday banning these ...

Brazilian pesticide market for corn is up 8% Posttime: 2020-05-18: By Leonardo Gottems, Reporter for AgroPages The consultancy Spark Strategic Intelligence exclusively revealed to AgroPages its annual BIP Corn study (Business Intelligence Panel). The survey showed that treatment with agrochemicals generated USD 312 million during the 2019/20 summer harvest. The result meant an increase of 8% in the use of pesticides applied...

China's state-owned enterprise Sino-Agri Leading Biosciences launches e-commerce platform Posttime: 2020-05-08: FROM AGROPAGES On May 1, Chinas Sino-Agri Leading Biosciences launched its Taobao Shop online. Sino-Agri Leading Biosciences is a state-owned enterprise specializing in pesticide distribution and plant protection-oriented technical services, being affiliated to the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. The e-commerce platform is part of ...

Nufarm warns of China's supply stranglehold Posttime: 2020-05-05: Reporter: Brad Thompson Nufarm is looking at ways to reduce the supply risk posed by China being the sole source of products needed for agricultural production in Australia such as chemical inputs into herbicides, pesticides and fungicides. The company said on Wednesday recent shortages had illustrated just how reliant Australian agriculture had become on Ch...

Brazil reclassifies toxicology of 252 registered formulated products Posttime: 2020-04-20: By Leonardo Gottems, Reporter for AgroPages Brazils Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) published, on 26th March, 2020, the toxicological reclassification of 252 fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and other product classes. This move aims to officialize the updates determined by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to formulate...

Five countries produce more than 90% of biotech crops worldwide Posttime: 2020-04-17: from AgroPages High adoption of biotech crops continued in 2018 with 26 countries planting 191.7 million hectares worldwide. This area is an increase of 1.9 million hectares or 1% from the previous years area. The average adoption rate in the top five biotech crop-growing countries increased to reach close to saturation, with the United States at 93.3% (aver...

US EPA registers toxic pesticide for use on GE soybeans without required opportunity for public comment Posttime: 2020-04-14: From AgroPages Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered a carcinogenic herbicide for new uses without following the required public notification and comment process, the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting (MCIR) reports. The chemical in question, isoxaflutole, is a broadleaf weedkiller that can now be applied to geneticall...

China able to ensure food security despite coronavirus impact Posttime: 2020-04-08: From AgroPages BEIJING Chinese officials said on April 3 that the country can hold firm its rice bowl despite the novel coronavirus impact, with ample grain reserves and measures to boost production. The country has recorded a long streak of bumper years, with grain output reaching a record of 663.85 million tonnes last year. With measures to boost grain pro...