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Fertilizer transit trade from Pakistan’s Gwadar Port to Afghanistan undisturbed by war

Key words of the passage: fertilizer; trade; Pakistan; TalibanEven as battle raged across Afghanistan last week, Pakistan’s Gwadar Port, now operated by a Chinese company, continued to ship fertilizers to the landlocked country, th...

08-31

Biopesticide registration process and trends in India

Key words of the passage: biopesticides; India; registration; agriculture The registration of biopesticides in India is governed under the Insecticides Act 1968 and handled by the Central Insecticides Board (CIB). Realising the importance of biopesticides in agriculture, CIB has approved several categories of products such as:1. Entomotoxic bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis, B. sphaericus, etc.) 2....

08-30

Trends and definitions for biostimulants in EU

Key words of the passage: biostimulants; EU; regulationIn the EU, the last months have seen significant changes in regard to the current as well as the future regulations for biopesticides and biostimulants. One of the key issues of course is the step from national biostimulant regulations to EU harmonised rules under a fertiliser framework. Entry into force of the new EU fertiliser Regulat...

08-27

Biopesticide registration process in Japan

Key words of the passage: biopesticide; Japan; agriculture; registrationBiopesticides are widely used in Japan since the 1950s, with insecticides based on Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) being introduced in the 1980s. Biopesticides are basically regulated under the Agricultural Chemical Regulation Law. However, from 1990 onwards, discussions on safety assessment of biopesticides ensued as a resu...

08-26

Biostimulant regulations and trends in India

Recently, a regulatory body as well as compliance requirements for the biostimulant market in India have been established in line with the Fertiliser Control Order (FCO), issued in 1985. The Indian biostimulant market is largely dominated by micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSME) and currently estimated to be worth about US$ 201mn becoming one of the fastest-growing sub-sectors of the ec...

08-25

People busy with farm work as scorching summer ends

A farmer works in the field in Qianxi County, Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. Monday marks the Chushu of the solar terms. The scorching summer is going to pass by after this day.A farmer dries paddy in Futian Village of Qionghai City, south China's Hainan province, Aug. 23, 2021. Monday marks the Chushu of the solar terms. The scorching summer is going to pass by after this day.&nb...

08-25

World’s Top 10 Phosphate Mining Production Countries

Key words of the passage: phosphate; production; worldwideAgricultural resources phosphate and potash are primarily used to produce fertilizer for crops and animal feed supplements. Only 5% of world production of these resources is used in other applications, which include construction, soaps and detergents. According to the US Geological Survey’s most recent mineral commodities report, global p...

08-24

Biopesticide registration process in US

Key words of the passage: biochemical; pesticide; US; registration The U.S. EPA defines biochemical pesticides as pesticidal substances that:- are naturally occurring chemicals or are synthetically derived equivalents;- have a history of exposure to humans and the environment demonstrating minimal toxicity, or in the case of synthetically derived biochemical pesticides, are equivalent to a na...

08-23

Synergistic effects of biostimulant peptides and pesticide formulations

Plant biostimulant is an organic substance that is beneficial to plants’ physiological function, nutrient absorption, abiotic stress resistance and crop quality improvement. Biostimulants include humic acids, algae extracts, peptides, saccharides, etc., and peptides are an important group of biostimulants. The Peptide is a compound formed by α-amino acids linked together by peptide bonds,...

08-19

Which Fertilizer Promotes Leaf Growth?

Key words of the passage: fertilizer; plants; nutrion We already know a fertilizer provides mainly three types of nutrients for plants: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. The absence of any of these three nutrients may lead to nutritional deficiency. So, whenever we purchase any fertilizer or make our own fertilizer, we must ensure these three nutrients exist in the fertilizer at the r...

08-19

The FSHOW 2021 exhibition report is officially released! All the data of FSHOW 2021 is here.

The 12th China International Fertilizer show (FSHOW 2021), organized by CCPIT Sub-Council of Chemical Industry, was successfully held in Shanghai New International Expo Center on 22-24, June 2021.The successful holding of this exhibition sends a signal shown to the world that China's fertilizer market and economy have recovered successfully. This exhibition pays more attention to technical exc...

08-17

Farmers in Southeast Asia use drones and mobile apps to fight against the fall armyworm

Key words of the passage: drone; farmers; mobile apps; digitalFarmers in Southeast Asia are using drones and smartphone apps to wage war against the fall armyworm (FAW), a transboundary agricultural pest that causes major damage to maize and other crops. Drones help smallholder farmers shift to more precise agriculture practices, reduce pesticide use, and promote safer pesticide ...

08-13

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