China cuts taxes further, pesticide VAT reduced to 11%2017-04-27On April 19, an executive meeting of the State Council was held and presided over by Premier Li Keqiang, where a decision was made to adopt further tax reduction measures to cut costs and promote growth in the real economy. At the meeting, as a follow up to the Yuan200 billion ta...
Agrochemicals – Using particle sizing to develop green pesticides2017-04-21In 2015, the global agricultural chemical market was estimated to be worth $214 billion. By 2020, this market is projected to grow to $250 billion due to the increasing need for agrochemicals.1 However, agrochemicals can accumulate in the environment, polluting rivers and poisoni...
China’s pesticide export looks up; amide herbicides, pyrethroids lead recovery2017-04-14With stringent environmental regulation being implemented in China from the second half of 2016, large number of factories have been either shut down or their production capacity has been restricted, which has led to a sharp rise in the prices of raw materials and intermediates, ...
New Regulations on the Control of Agricultural Chemicals Officially Issued in China2017-04-10The new Regulations on the Control of Agricultural Chemicals were officially issued on April 1 and will be implemented since June 1, 2017. The new Regulations will further strengthen the management of agricultural chemicals and provide a solid legal basis for guaranteeing the qua...
Chemical companies concede fungicides have their limitations2017-04-07Producers cannot control fusarium head blight with fungicides alone, say spokespeople for Bayer CropScience and BASF. Cereal growers in Western Canada should be using a diverse array of tactics to keep fusarium in check because a single strategy will not work. “Growers need to im...
IOT in agriculture market expected to grow at a CAGR of over 16% by 20222017-03-30Agriculture is one of the oldest and most significant occupation in the world, accounting for the broadest economic structure and contributing exponentially to the GDP. With the rising degree of migration from rural to urban areas and increasing food security concerns, government...
Chinese Ministry of Agriculture: Develop 1,000 New Standards on Pesticide Residues in 20172017-03-28The Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture has recently issued the Notice on Focuses of Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Work in 2017.According to the Notice, the agricultural product quality and safety work in 2017 will s...
AI, machine learning blossom in agriculture and pest control2017-03-27Artificial intelligence (AI) is rising in prominence with the proliferation of chatbots, virtual assistants and other conversational tools that companies are using to improve customer service, productivity and operational efficiency. But AI is also helping to automate and streaml...
