Topic
regulation
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Machinery, United KingdomUK agricultural automation: technology development outpaces adoption amid regulatory and infrastructure challengesUK farm robots and autonomous machines work in trials, but no dedicated law, patchy rural connectivity, high costs and skills gaps are holding back commercial adoption.
- Machinery, United KingdomUK autonomous farm equipment: navigating evolving regulation without dedicated legislationThe UK has no dedicated law for autonomous farm machinery, which is governed by HSE workplace rules and voluntary standards such as BS 8646:2023 and ISO 18497:2018.
- Policy & trade, IndiaCentral government gives additional power to FSSAIThe Centre has given FSSAI additional powers, including over animal feed, through 70 amendments to the 2006 Act, with fines for unsafe food.
- 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.
- 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.