Brazilian soybean producers have been highly successful in using genome technology to benefit their crops, with huge economic and environmental gains, a new paper highlights. Currently, the growers are using biofertilizer on 80% of their crops and their benefits are pushing...
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World bio market insights
2022.10.11
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These fungi can protect crops without the toxicity and carbon footprints of chemical pesticides
An estimated 20 – 40 percent of crop yield are lost to pests each year. Although synthetic insect-killing formulas have been the go-to solution since the 1960s, their dangers for human and ecosystem...
The Guardian
2022.10.04
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Australian farmers are heavily reliant on the use of pesticides to control weeds, diseases, and insect pests, collectively known as agripests.
In some industries, pesticides are the first option when managing pests, rather than a last resort. They are not only applied as aerial sprays after a...
Proactive Investors Limited
2022.09.26
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Eden Research PLC (AIM:EDEN, OTCQB:EDNSF), the AIM-quoted company focused on biopesticides for sustainable agriculture, has received regulatory approval from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the company's three active ingredients (eugenol, geraniol and thymol) and two...
The Manila Times
2022.09.24
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EVERY crop season, farmers use more and more chemical inputs to keep up with the yield and high quality needed for harvest. This results in a vicious cycle for the need of chemical fertilizers that strip the soil of its essential nutrients.
As a way to combat this anti-productive practice, the...
MarketWatch
2022.09.23
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"Biofertilizer Market" valuation is projected to reach 4598.1 Mn USD by 2026, and it is estimated to be valued at 2598.3 Mn USD In 2022 with registering 8.4% CAGR throughout the forecast period. The market is segmented on the basis of End-user Industry (Cereals and Grains, Pulses and Oilseeds...
The SDG Knowledge Hub
2022.09.21
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The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) has published a factsheet to ensure information about highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) reaches all SAICM National Focal Points (NFPs) and other stakeholders so they can make effective and informed decisions, as well as play an...
2022.09.19
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Divina M. Amalin, Billy Joel Almarinez, and Kris Lord Santos
Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurtz, commonly known as sea poison tree, is native to tropical coasts including the Philippines and islands of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. In the Philippines, it is locally known as “botong”...