World Food Supply under huge threat as ‘Phosphate fertilizer crisis’ rises2019-09-11Scientists have warned that the world supply of Phosphate is on a decline. The main user of phosphate worldwide is agriculture. Since all the plants require it in order to grow a good yield, a proper supply of phosphate fertilizer is necessary. A reduction in its availability wil...
China's fertilizer import increased by 32.4% and export up by 75.9% in July2019-09-11China exported 2.82 million tons of fertilizer in July, the largest monthly export volume in 2019, up by 32.4 percent year-on-year and 42.4 percent month-on-month, according to the latest statistics released by China Customs.From January to July, China exported 14.96 million tons...
China to introduce environmental friendly agro-chemicals in Kenya2019-09-11China plans to roll out environmental-friendly agrochemicals into the Kenyan market, an official said on Thursday.Dong Qingli, with China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), told a regional agricultural forum in Nairobi that China has developed new solutions...
Maximum residue limit of Chinese pesticides increases to 7,107 items2019-09-05The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently published a national food safety standard, titled, “Pesticide Maximum Residue Limit in Foodstuff.” The standard stipulates a maximum limit of 7,107 items related to the residue levels of 483 pesticides in 356 types of...
Glyphosate production in China to decrease by 43%2019-09-02After the recent completion of environmental compliance inspections related to phosphorous conducted in seven provinces in the Yangtze Economic Zone, 276 manufacturers were discovered to have non-compliance issues and are facing corrective actions and shutdowns. The leading manuf...
Pesticide production to be introduced in Ningxia chemical park, China2019-08-27China’s Ningxia Ningdong Energy-Chemical Park focuses on coal-based chemicals, fine chemicals, high-end machinery manufacturing, energy-saving and environmental protection industries, as well as modern logistics. As being backed up by the production of methanol, ethylene, carbon ...
Weed Science Society issues statement concerning registration of glyphosate2019-08-14The board of directors of the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) issued a statement supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) science-based approach to evaluating glyphosate - a herbicide that has been the focus of recent lawsuits by those concerned that it ...
