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India government plans to promote multi-layer farming to help increase farmers’ income

Date：Jul. 4, 2019 Category：Markets

India government is planning to promote multi-layer farming as part of its efforts to help increase farmers’ income.
India:Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare talks of application of artificial intelligence in agriculture

Date：Jul. 3, 2019 Category：Markets

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha last week, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar talked of using Artificial Intelligence in Agricult...
Kerala agriculture varisty develops new seed tech for ginger

Date：Jul. 3, 2019 Category：Science&Research

The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has come up with a seed production technology to address the scarcity of quality ginger seed rhizomes.
India government keen on reducing chemical fertilizer use by 10 percent

Date：Jul. 3, 2019 Category：Markets

India government is keen on reducing the use of chemical fertilisers by at least 10 per cent to promote organic fertilizers and has started giving subsidies for...

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India: Seed makers want government to soften stand on illegal HT cotton

Date：Jul. 2, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

As farmers' body Shetkari Sangathana continues with its movement of openly planting unapproved herbicide tolerant (HT) cotton seeds

Tags:GM crop Cotton
Corteva Agriscience introduces solution for Fall Armyworm in India

Date：Jul. 2, 2019 Category：Companies

Corteva Agriscience, a New York Stock Exchange-listed company, has launched a new insect-control solution to tackle the Fall Armyworm infestation in India.
New plant of Crystal Crop Protection inaugurated at Butibori India

Date：Jul. 2, 2019 Category：Companies

A new pesticide manufacturing plant of Crystal Crop Protection Limited has recently been inaugurated at Butibori India.
India: Govt right to arrest farmers who plant illegal GM seeds, but what about its own role?

Date：Jul. 1, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Govt wants to arrest farmers planting illegal GM cotton, but it did nothing when 35 lakh illegal seed packs were sold in FY18.

Tags:GM crop Cotton
Excel Industries Ltd to acquire manufacturing unit of NetMatrix Crop Care Limited

Date：Jul. 1, 2019 Category：Companies

At the meeting of the Board of Directors of Excel Industries Ltd held last Thursday, the Board has approved the acquisition of a chemical manufacturing unit of ...
India pushes for tobacco exports to China

Date：Jul. 1, 2019 Category：Markets

India has made a strong pitch for the export of its high quality and organically-cultivated tobacco to China, home to 350 million smokers, the world's largest.
India: Seed technology brings hope for farmers in Odisha's Kalahandi

Date：Jun. 28, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

A technology to reduce dependence on seeds, particularly in non-irrigated areas, has emerged as a ray of hope for farmers in Kalahandi district.
Dhanuka Agritech expects double-digit growth in FY20

Date：Jun. 28, 2019 Category：Companies

Dhanuka Agritech, manufacturer of a wide range of agro-chemicals, is expecting double-digit growth in the financial year 2020.
KPR agrochem’s Rs 283.2 crore initial public offer to open this Friday

Date：Jun. 26, 2019 Category：Companies

KPR Agrochem, an agri-input Company has launched its initial public offer (IPO) with a price band between Rs 59 & Rs 61 to raise Rs 283 crore. The initial publi...
Rains affect sowing of major Kharif crops up to 50% in India

Date：Jun. 25, 2019 Category：Markets

This monsoon deficient rainfall has forced farmers to delay planting in different parts of the country. Thus, leading to 30 to 50 per cent drop in sowing of maj...
India farmers fear loss, not arrest, and seed illegal Bt cotton

Date：Jun. 21, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

As an increasing number of farmers from Marathwada and Vidarbha, under the aegis of Shetkari Sangathana, defy the ban on specific varieties of Bt cotton, Vasant...

Tags:GM crop Cotton
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute releases three new high-yielding varieties of paddy

Date：Jun. 21, 2019 Category：Products

Scientists of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have invented three new high-yielding varieties of paddy, in addition to the existing 94 Aman and Bo...

Tags:Rice
Columbia University researcher studies how climate change affects crops in India

Date：Jun. 19, 2019 Category：Markets

In a paper published in Environmental Research Letters, Kyle Davis from Data Science Institute of Columbia University found that in India, the yields from grain...
India drought expected, sowing of Kharif crops delayed by weak monsoon;

Date：Jun. 18, 2019 Category：Markets

The monsoon, which has entered a prolonged lull phase, might revive by next week, weather officials have said. So far, rainfall has been almost 42 per cent less...
India could achieve 291 MT food grain by FY’19-20

Date：Jun. 17, 2019 Category：Markets

Despite challenges of climate change and adversarial environmental conditions, India will be able to achieve 291 million tonne of food grain target for 2019-20.
Coromadel get GPCB permission to open its Sarigam facility

Date：Jun. 17, 2019 Category：Companies
Coromandel International Limited

Coromandel International said Saturday that Gujarat State Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has allowed the company to open its facility at Sarigam in Gujarat.
India CIBRC 400th meeting: Tolpyralate and Tetramethrin TC registrations got approved

Date：Jun. 14, 2019 Category：Markets

The Indian Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC) approved Tolpyralate and Tetramethrin TC registrations at the 400th meeting of the Regi...
Sirius Minerals signs supply agreement with IFFCO for POLY4

Date：Jun. 13, 2019 Category：Companies
Sirius Minerals Plc.

Sirius Minerals Plc. has signed a take-or-pay supply agreement with Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) for the supply of POLY4 in India. Vol...
Defying law, Indian farm group says it planted unapproved GM cotton seeds

Date：Jun. 12, 2019 Category：Companies

An Indian farm group said its members had planted a variety of genetically modified cotton seeds which have not been approved by the country’s government, an o...

Tags:GM crop Cotton
More than 5 lakh chartered accountants needed in India agriculture sector

Date：Jun. 12, 2019 Category：Markets

SAMARTHA, 16th Karnataka state-level conference of Chartered Accountants (CAs) was inaugurated by honourable Minister for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Sri Ve...
India third advance estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19 released

Date：Jun. 10, 2019 Category：Markets

The 3rd Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19 have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare on 03rdJ...
India to consider fixing nutrient-based subsidy rate for Urea

Date：Jun. 10, 2019 Category：Markets

The Government is mulling over fixing a nutrient-based subsidy (NBS) rate for urea in order to promote balanced use of the fertiliser and bring in efficiency in...
ICAR sets up team to study unregulated agri-biostimulants

Date：Jun. 7, 2019 Category：Markets

To protect farmers from unregulated biostimulants, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Director General Trilochan Mohapatra on Friday said a team has...
UPL unveils “living” brand, bringing its new purpose to life

Date：Jun. 6, 2019 Category：Companies

This initiates UPL’s transformation towards OpenAg, creating a new sustainable food value chain for the world’s growing population.
First review meeting of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry held

Date：Jun. 5, 2019 Category：Markets

After taking charge of the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry, Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar held a review/presentation meeting with senior o...
Trump removes India from special trade status,pesticides affected

Date：Jun. 4, 2019 Category：Markets

The Trump administration announced Friday that it's ending special trade treatment for India, removing a status that exempts billions of dollars of the country'...

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: Registration & Launch

FarmHannong launches herbicide Flexo in Philippines
Three Syngenta turf solutions now registered for use in California

FarmHannong launches herbicide Flexo in Philippines
Three Syngenta turf solutions now registered for use in California

: Investment & Expansion

Azelis opens Specialty Agri/Horti application laboratory in China
Eastman Chemical Co. to expand its Louisiana facility with $70M investment

Azelis opens Specialty Agri/Horti application laboratory in China
Eastman Chemical Co. to expand its Louisiana facility with $70M investment

: Collaborations & Licences

The Climate Corporation expands digital solutions for Canadian farmers through two new ag tech partnerships
Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN, AGCO work together to deploy cutting-edge equipment

The Climate Corporation expands digital solutions for Canadian farmers through two new ag tech partnerships
Land O'Lakes SUSTAIN, AGCO work together to deploy cutting-edge equipment

: Mergers & Acquisitions

Koppert partners with Nitrasoil in Argentina
Elders makes $187m takeover bid for AIRR

Koppert partners with Nitrasoil in Argentina
Elders makes $187m takeover bid for AIRR

: Sales Performance

Syngenta crop protection sales flat in H1 2019
Nissan Chemical’s agricultural chemicals segment sales up 8% in FY 2018

Syngenta crop protection sales flat in H1 2019
Nissan Chemical’s agricultural chemicals segment sales up 8% in FY 2018

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: What options/alternatives farmers in China have replacing paraquat? Are there other useful herbicdes, i.e. diquat, glufosinate (which others) that can cover this gap? Would the replacements be related to higher costs as well? What crop protection startegies would farmers adapt replacing paraquat?

1 Like 1 AnswersSir, thanks for question. For weed control, Glyphosate and Glufosinate are the main options while many other broad spectrum herbicides also ...All

: Asian soybean rust is the most important disease in soybean, the yield loss being from 10% to 90%, dependent on the geographical region where the disease was reported. What are the key points in controlling Asian rust?

The use of an efficient product since the beginning of the soy cycle is one of the most important decisions for growers after the crop impla...All