The Chilean Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) is testing the use of sterile insects to control fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata) – one of the most feared plagues in the Chilean agriculture industry, which mobilizes much attention in this South American country. Five million male sterile flies are being released weekly in strategic locations. Monitoring began […]
Fabiola Martha Muñoz Dodero, assumed on March 11, 2019 the position of Minister of Agriculture, in replacement of the engineer Gustavo Eduardo Mostajo Ocola, after serving previously as Minister of the Environment. The new minister is aware of the sector, since she has been executive director of the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) and […]
David de Boet Pérez-Portabella associate director of M&A at Dextra International wrote this article for Agropages. The agrochemical industry is reaching a record level of M&A transactions, establishing higher multiples, and attracting investment funds that priorly did not have an active display on this segment. The M&A main function is to provide growth, change the current […]
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) must disclose details of studies on the toxicity and carcinogenic properties of glyphosate , EU judges ruled on last Thursday, cheering campaigners who want glyphosate banned. In a statement, the European Court of Justice’s General Court said the public interest in accessing the information related not only to knowing what is […]
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/344 of 28 February 2019 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance ethoprophos, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 […]
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/337 of 27 February 2019 approving the active substance mefentrifluconazole in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance) […]
“In the past 20 years, profound changes have taken place in global agrochemical industry. The past 20 years are the fast-developing years of Chinese agrochemical industry. Over the last 20 years, the primary business volume of Chinese petrochemical industry has increased from Yuan554.8 billion in 1999 to Yuan16.4 trillion in 2018 while that of Chinese […]
Dextra International will attend another year to one of the most important fairs of the agrochemical sector and thus witness the new developments in the sector. CAC 2019 starts tomorrow March 5th until March 7th. There we will meet with some of our clients and with many professionals related to the world of the agrochemical […]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) identified 13 active substances (Table 1) for which a review of MRLs is no longer considered necessary, including 6 active substances that were already included temporarily in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 by risk managers pending finalisation of their evaluation under Directive 91/414/EEC or Regulation (EC) No […]