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India's Mandate for Agricultural Reform

India’s prime minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party returned to power last May with overwhelming support from across most of India. While his government faces many challenges including a currently faltering economy, the mandate…

Dangerous pesticides ban ‘in progress’ in Thailand: Agriculture Minister

Uncertainty remains in Thailand whether or not to ban Paraquat, Glyphosate, and Chlorpyrifos which are used as pesticides, leading an ad-hoc committee on the regulation of chemical substances in the industrial sector to request clarification…

The New Government's Vision for Agriculture Transformation in India

To meet the challenge of sustainably feeding 9 billion people by 2050, the agricultural sector will need to undergo major transformation. More nutritious food will need to be produced using fewer resources, bringing greater benefits to farmers…

EU agriculture ministers: agriculture can help increase soil carbon sequestration

EU agriculture ministers convened for an informal meeting in Helsinki on Tuesday 24 September to discuss soil carbon sequestration as a climate action in agriculture. The discussion focused on supporting carbon sequestration through the EU’s…

USDA issues $100 million for agricultural trade promotion program

DTN reports:  USDA awarded $100 million to 48 organizations through the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program, or ATP, in a second round of assistance granted to the groups to expand agriculture trade. According to a USDA news release…

China reported to begin reforming its agriculture sector

China will deepen reforms of its agriculture sector to promote its rural economy, the government said in its first policy statement of 2019, as it seeks to bolster growth and offset trade challenges. Beijing's statement, released late on…

Agricultural Adjuvants Market to reach USD 4.04 billion by 2023

According to the report "Agricultural Adjuvants Market by Function (Activator and Utility), Chemical Group (Alkoxylates, Organosilicones, and Sulfonates), Application (Herbicides, Fungicides, and Insecticides), Formulation, Crop Type, and Region…

Brazil: Tereza Cristina Appointed as Future Minister of Agriculture

Deputy Tereza Cristina da Costa, leader of the Parliamentary Front of Farming (FPA) of Brazil, was announced as future Minister of Agriculture of the Government of Jair Bolsonaro, informed the country's president-elect on their social networks. Bolsonaro,…

Argentina: Record harvest of 140 M tons is expected in the 2018/19 season

The agricultural harvest of the 2018/19 season would reach 140 million tons, with a new historical record, as a result of the strong advance of corn and soybean production, given that operators expect that wheat will grow little since the drought…