Topic
Crop Protection
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Deals & capital, IndiaTop-ranking agriculture companies in IndiaProfiles of five agriculture companies operating in India: DuPont India and Rallis India in crop care, Nuziveedu Seeds and Advanta in seeds, and Lemken India in farm machinery.
- Inputs & crop science, United StatesTerra Vera: the technology for producing technology-free cropsTerra Vera says its system can replace pesticides in ridding crops of viruses, bacteria and fungi, and has expanded to California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Florida.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalThe role of technology in reducing pesticide useExplains how integrated pest management, precision agriculture, biological control, genetic modification and organic methods can reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.
- Policy & trade, IndiaGovt impelled to assimilate NAAS, TAAS & farmers’ union recommendations in Pesticides Management Bill 2020The government will fold recommendations from NAAS and TAAS into the Pesticides Management Bill 2020, which is to replace the Insecticides Act, 1968.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalCrop protection: how do pesticides kill bugs?Explains the main crop protection methods and how insecticides, fungicides and herbicides work, from attacking pests' nervous systems to stopping fungal cell division.
- Inputs & crop science, MaharashtraCropLife India focuses on raising awareness among medical practitioners about pesticide poisoningCropLife India and Maharashtra's agriculture department have released a video to guide doctors on recognising, managing and treating accidental pesticide poisoning.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalWhat is integrated pest management (IPM), and can it save farmers money?Integrated pest management uses a farm plan, regular scouting, crop rotation, resistant varieties and targeted pesticide use to limit crop damage and input costs.
- Machinery, IndiaFarmer’s safety should be an agricultural priorityIndia sees an estimated 7.6 lakh farm accidents and about 45,000 worker deaths a year, with tractors, hand tools, threshers and pump sets among the main causes.