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EU published new guidance on identifying endocrine disruptors

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have published their guidance on how to identify substances with endocrine disrupting properties in pesticides and biocides. The European Commission tasked…

Priority list for pesticide registration in Brazil

In order to speed up pesticide registration in Brazil, Ministry of Agriculture has issued “priority list” for some specifc brands.   After almost 2 years, 45% of the listed brands havent been evaluated.   Priority list…
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Ethiopia approves environmental release of Bt cotton and grants special permit for GM maize

The Government of Ethiopia is the latest African country to authorize cultivation of biotech crops by granting two landmark approvals for environmental release of Bt cotton and research trials on biotech maize. In a letter signed by the Minister…

Nigerian farmers want substandard seed dealers punished

Nigerian Farmers have asked the Federal Government to put in place measure that would check the proliferation of adulterated seeds across the Country. Speaking on behalf of the group at a media dialogue which held in Abuja, the National Vice…

Dextra International has been nominated by the BIBIC for the 2018 SME Award

The Barcelona International Business Club Movers & Shakers Awards will be held within the framework of the annual meeting of Club members. The awards aim to recognize and reward excellence, best practices, personal achievements and…

Argentina bans dichlorvos and trichlorfon

The National Service of Health and Food Quality (Senasa), banned the import, commercialization and use of insecticides/ acaricides based on dichlorvos, which is used on tobacco and grain storage facilities, in keeping with international norms…

Uruguay soybean production down 61% due to severe drought

Uruguay is a small soybean producing country wedged between its two giant neighbors of Brazil and Argentina, but farmers in Uruguay have been showing more interest in soybean production in recent years. The soybean production in Uruguay in 2017/18…
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U.S. government to invest $50 million in seed quality

The U.S. has fallen behind in federal agriculture research and seed breeding investment: China has surpassed the country in spending since 2008. To combat low spending, Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Darren Soto (D-FL) introduced the…

Switzerland to vote on a complete synthetic pesticide ban 'in 3 years'

Swiss citizens will get the chance to vote on a complete ban on the use of synthetic pesticides after campaigners secured enough signatures to force a referendum. More than 100,000 Swiss signed the call for a ban that would apply to all farmers,…