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pesticides
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Inputs & crop science, United StatesPesticides: every first-time buyer’s guideA guide for first-time buyers on the main types of pesticides, what affects their price, hidden costs such as licences and storage, and the need to follow label instructions.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalHow are farmers using technology to reduce pesticide use?Farmers are cutting pesticide use with precision agriculture such as variable-rate spraying, robots and machine learning that detect pests early, and biological controls such as ladybirds.
- Policy & trade, EuropeEU targets increase in organic farming to 25% by 2030The European Commission's Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies aim for organic farming on at least 25% of EU farmland by 2030 and to halve the use and risk of chemical pesticides.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalPollution’s effects on agricultureWater and air pollution, soil erosion and the overuse of pesticides and fertilisers cut crop yields and quality, harm livestock and reduce farm profits.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaExpert committee scrutiny initiated on proposal to ban 27 pesticidesThe government has set up an expert panel under TP Rajendran to review industry objections to its proposed ban on 27 widely used pesticides, with a report due in three months.
- 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.
- Soil, water & climate, IndiaThe Green Revolution, a blessing that became a baneThe Green Revolution raised output with HYV seeds, irrigation and chemicals, but left soil degradation, water pollution, farmer debt and regional inequality, especially in Punjab.