News

Tight supplies, inflation, and tough weeds nearly guarantee higher 2023 herbicide costs. One way to boost herbicide performance, though, is through properly mixed adjuvants.

Agriculture in Kenya is being revolutionised with the infusion of drone technology into farming activities. This comes at a time when there is an urgent need to increase food security by increasing agricultural yield in Kenya.\nThe Kenya Drone Business Competition chose 10 youth from across the country to come up with innovative ways of how drones can be used in farming to improve crop yield and production in Kenya.

Chinese and Pakistani scientists are collaborating to develop biological control measures to enhance the quality and quantity of citrus fruits in Pakistan.To this end, a research centre was launched in the two countries in 2018 to jointly explore green and sustainable solutions to the growing prevalence of citrus diseases across the South Asian nation. Speaking to China Economic Net (CEN), Prof Dr Qiu Baoli and Prof Dr Shaukat Ali

The Brazilian president was scheduled to meet with his Chinese counterpart this week in Beijing to discuss bilateral trade issues, but President Lula had to cancel his participation due to a case of mild pneumonia. His trade team, including the Ministry of Agriculture, will continue with the trade mission and meet with President Xi Jinping.

According to recent reports, India's agricultural production ranks second in the world, reaching $543 billion in 2022, surpassing the United States and second only to China, with the European Union at $278 billion. Only India and China have double-digit shares of global agricultural production, with India at 13% and China at 31%.

The spodoptera litura, is a pest of many crops across Asia and Oceania. This species is generally well-controlled by natural enemies. Therefore, outbreaks in India’s Madhya Pradesh over the past two years are particularly notable.

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) Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance on the imperative need to relook at the existing custom duty structure on import of agrochemicals.

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 Agriculture, Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera, to reduce the prices of insecticides and herbicides in this year's Yala season.

To reach this goal, Germany has implemented Integrated Pest Management (IPM), but in practice, several issues have arisen. According to the EU\'s "Farm to Fork" strategy, the use and risks associated with synthetic pesticides in Europe should be reduced by half till 2030. Currently, EU member states and the European Parliament are proposing reforms to the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation(SUR), which the EU Commission expects to become a binding, EU-wide target.

According to recent reports, India's agricultural production ranks second in the world, reaching $543 billion in 2022, surpassing the United States and second only to China,