Chinese researchers develop new type of high-yielding rapeseed2019-08-14Chinese researchers have used gene-editing technology to develop a new type of high-yielding rapeseed, according to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).Plant height and branch number are essential components of rapeseed plant architecture and are directly correlat...
Thailand Publishes New Proposed Chemical Regulatory Scheme2019-08-14By Nathan KongprachayaThailand published a Draft Chemical Act (CA) which will replace the currently effective Hazardous Substance Act (HSA) and its amendments – the principal legislature concerning chemicals management in Thailand.One of the most significant changes is the amendm...
High-pollution chemical projects prohibited in Shandong, China’s major chemical industry province2019-08-14Recently, the Provincial Government of China’s major pesticide production province, Shandong, issued an Emergent Announcement of the prohibition of “Low Added Value, Low Technology, High Energy Consumption, High Waste Discharge and High Risk” Chemical Projects. As a follow-up mea...
Only one pesticide technical product approved by ICAMA in July 20192019-08-14According to the China Pesticide Registration Watch, 18 product registrations were approved by the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA) in July, 2019, including six herbicides, four insecticides, three hygienic insecticides, two plant growth...
US won't approve labels that say glyphosate causes cancer2019-08-14The US Environmental Protection Agency has said it will no longer approve warning labels that claim the controversial herbicide glyphosate causes cancer, calling the statement "false and misleading." The ruling, issued Thursday, is a boost to US agriculture giant Monsanto and its...
NDRC: China’s manufacturing business is moving out in small scale2019-08-14By Think Real - On 16 July 2019, Meng Wei, Spokeswoman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China made a response to the recent discussion about the relocation of Chinese manufacturing business into foreign countries. “The relocation scale is not that large...
To feed its 1.4 billion, China bets big on genome editing of crops2019-07-30In a lab chamber in Beijing, Gao Caixia grows CRISPR-modified wheat plants that she hopes will have a higher yield. STEFEN CHOWBy Jon Cohen, a staff writer for Science.If Gao Caixia were a farmer, she might be spread a little thin. Down the hall from her office at a branch of the...
