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Scientists develop new fertilizer from food chain waste

Researchers from the Università Cattolica at Piacenza, have developed a new fertilizer from food chain waste, specifically from the waste of the productions of lactic acid bacteria that currently have to be eliminated through purification processes. This is the result of the study published in the journal Land and coordinated by Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, professor of Food Microbiology at the ...

11-23

Discounts lift Russia’s fertilizer exports, becomes top supplier to India-sources

Russia for the first time became the biggest fertilizer supplier to India in the first half of the 2022/23 fiscal year by offering discounts over prevailing global prices, cornering more than a fifth of the market share, government and industry sources said. India’s fertilizer imports from Russia surged 371% to a record 2.15 million tonnes in the first six months of the year started on Apri...

11-22

Researchers probe maize protein level

The Chinese Academy of Sciences headquarters published a research paper in Nature on Thursday, which successfully identified genetic mechanisms of enhancing seed protein content in maize after 10 years of research. Teosinte, the wild ancestor of maize, has three times the seed protein content of most modern maize strains. Researchers at the CAS tracked down the mechanisms responsible for the ...

11-21

Russia welcome back into grain export deal, says UN relief chief

The United Nations looks forward to welcoming Russia back in the fulfillment of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Moscow has halted following an attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet, UN relief chief said on Monday. "We are encouraged by Russia's assurance that it is not pulling out of the initiative and it is only temporarily suspending activities in the implementation," ...

11-17

Incitec Pivot Soars on Offers for U.S. Ammonia Plant; Demerger Plan Delayed

Australia's top fertiliser maker Incitec Pivot Ltd said on Tuesday it received a number of potential buyout offers for its U.S. ammonia manufacturing facility, sending its shares up more than 10%.Incitec, however, warned the sale option for the facility in Waggaman, Louisiana (WALA) could delay its plans to demerge its explosives manufacturing business, Dyno Nobel, by up to a year.The WALA fac...

11-16

Biostimulants market to hit US$ 6.38 bn by 2029

Biostimulants are rapidly gaining popularity as a preferred crop growth enhancer that is free of synthetic ingredients and objectionable side effects in all agrarian countries around the world. Tier-1 global market players, as well as regional and domestic enterprises, have provided the product on a large commercial scale. The expansion of organic-based farm products has also allowed for the safe ...

11-15

Saudi Arabia is planning to increase its phosphate fertiliser production to capture a quarter of the global export market

Saudi Arabia targets phosphates growth--Oil-rich kingdom looks to mining sector as it steps up diversification plans Saudi Arabia is planning to increase its phosphate fertiliser production to capture a quarter of the global export market as it seeks to expand its mining sector and become less dependent on oil revenues, said senior officials. The kingdom, already among the world’s lead...

11-14

Water Soluble Fertilizer Market size worth over $12.5bn by 2030

Water Soluble Fertilizer Industry is anticipated to register over 6.8% CAGR between 2022 and 2030 due to the growing demand for food globally. Water soluble fertilizers (WSF) are specialty fertilizers that can easily be dissolved in water. The high solubility of these compounds helps in fertigation, through which essential plant nutrients get absorbed at the root zone. Water soluble fertilize...

11-09

Suspension of Black Sea grain deal to affect food security globally: India at UNSC

India raised concern on Monday at the Security Council about the suspension of the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain initiative, saying that this move is likely to further exacerbate the food security, fuel, and fertilizer supply challenges faced by the world. Indian diplomat R Madhu Sudan said the Black Sea Grain deal had provided a glimmer of hope for peace in Ukraine and helped contribute to low...

11-02

Mozambican gas soon in the European market

Mozambique expects to make its first export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe at the end of this month or early November from the Coral Sul floating platform, operated by Italy’s Eni. The information was given to Reuters by the National Petroleum Institute (INP) last week, at a time when Europe is facing a gas supply crisis. Citing Welligence Energy Analytics, Reuters reports th...

11-01

Chinese Ammonia Exports Surge as European Gas Shortage Hits Local Production

China exported 490 times as much synthetic ammonia in September as it did one year prior, after disruptions to Europe’s gas supply forced firms there to reduce energy-intensive production of the chemical fertilizer component. Chinese exports were up two-fold to 58,000 tons last month compared with August, taking the total for the first three quarters to 105,000 tons, 48 times the amount shi...

10-31

India’s fertilizer subsidy bill may overshoot by Rs 40,000 crore: Crisil

The government’s fertilizer subsidy bill could increase by Rs 40,000 crore this financial from the already-announced allocation of Rs 2.15 lakh crore because of the continued surge in the prices of the key raw material-natural gas– for manufacturing urea, rating agency CRISIL Ratings said on Thursday. The rating agency said any delay in increased allocation and disbursement would lead to ...

10-28

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