If there’s one topic folks in the agricultural industry have talked about globally over the past decade or so, it’s biologicals. In terms of pure market numbers, the amount of research activity and financial investment being made into this sector of the ag business has never been greater.
Yet,...
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AgriBusiness Global
2023.08.10
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ADAMA Ltd., one of the world’s leading crop protection companies, announced the registration of its global biocontrol product, ACTAVAN, in Peru. ACTAVAN is ADAMA’s first global biofungicide developed in collaboration with the New Zealand company Waikaitu Ltd.
ACTAVAN uses plant extracts to...
Gcmonline
2023.07.31
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Pest management on a golf course can be challenging. Managing pests year after year on a perennial “crop” such as turfgrass with the low tolerance for turf loss on a golf course versus an agricultural crop is challenging, to say the least. Most agricultural row crops aren’t typically grown in such...
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
2023.07.27
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Farmers in Nakuru County hope for bountiful returns following initiative by the Swedish government to provide environmentally friendly pesticides and faring technologies that will help promote safe farming practices to promote biodiversity.
Swedish Ambassador to Kenya, Caroline Vicini said that...
Economictimes
2023.07.16
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The Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme will increase organic fertilizers production from Gobardhan Plants and will cut 96 lakh tonnes chemical fertiliser import and reap benefits worth Rs 11,000 crore, according to Indian Biogas Association (IBA). Earlier in June this year, the Cabinet...
Nature
2023.07.10
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Specific strains of bacteria found in the tea plant rhizosphere — the nutrient-rich soil around plant roots — boost the growth of maize seeds and their ability to resist disease-related cellular stress1.
These bacteria, known as plant-growth-promoting rhizosphere (PGPR) strains, can be used to...
Manila Bulletin
2023.06.28
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It’s no secret that the Philippines has a garbage problem. A World Wildlife Fund report in 2020 stated that only 33 per cent of the country’s garbage is disposed of in landfills, with only nine per cent of this going to recycling centers.
What if some of this could be turned into soil-nourishing...
Deccan Chronicle
2023.06.27
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The import bill is a major concern for any nation, as imports can typically be more expensive than domestic production. One way to reduce India import bill is by using organic fertilizers. In 2021, India imported urea fertilizer worth 6,523.53 million USD, Phosphate fertilizer worth 4,169.95...