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Asia prepares for crop battle with Fall Armyworm
An insect that can infest and damage hundreds of hectares of maize fields, literally overnight, is sweeping across Asia – alarming smallholder farmers and threatening livelihoods – but the damage can be limited, the UN’s Food and Agriculture…
Nigeria plans to draft first ever National Pesticide Policy
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), has revealed that the Service is on the verge of producing the draft of Nigeria’s first ever National Pesticide Policy. The National Pesticide Policy, according to the Director-General, Dr.…
New EU guidelines require supervised field trials for honey MRL setting
The EU has published new technical guidelines to determine pesticide residue levels in honey and producers have until January 1, 2020, to make the necessary preparations.
In September 2018, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued technical…
Chile releases sterile insects to control fruit flies
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…
EU Court annuls EFSA refusal to disclose glyphosate data
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…
EFSA: 13 pesticides do not require MRLs review
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…
Global biorational pesticides market to reach USD 5.02 Billion by 2022
According to a new survey report, "Biorational Pesticides Market Global Forecast to 2022", the biorational pesticides market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 12.5% from 2017 to reach a value of USD 5.02 Billion by 2022. The term “biorational”…
US Senate passes bipartisan pesticide bill
A bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, which funds EPA oversight of the chemicals, passed the Senate by unanimous consent last week.
Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Ranking Member Debbie…
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