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Sino-Turkey Workshop on Pesticide Management Held in China
2017-04-19
The two sides held the Sino-Turkey Workshop on Pesticide Management in Beijing on 18 October 2016. Each side made presentations on domestic policies and rules and trade regulations on pesticide management.
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China registered first Bacillus methylotrophicus bio fungicide
2017-04-04
InJanuary,NorthChinaPharmaceuticalGroupAinoLtdobtainedtemporaryregistrationwithICAMAforChina’sfirstBacillusmethylotrophicus9912technicalandwettablepowder.Thewettablepowderisregisteredasagainstcucumbe
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Iran agriculture at glance
2017-03-21
Agribusiness: After nearly achieving agricultural self-sufficiency in the 1960s, Iran reached the point in 1979 where 65 percent of its food had to be imported.
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Why West Forgot the Farm
2017-03-07
About 1％ of the U.S. population are full-time farmers on 2.2 million farms. In the EU about 2.5％ of the population works about 12 million farms. Compare that to China where about half of the population works on an estima...
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Second-generation armyworm predicted
2017-02-27
By Think Real - According to the Forecast on Occurrence Trend of Armyworm released by the National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center (NATESC) on 18 June, 2016, it is forecasted that the second-generation armyworm in...
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Ghana: Harsh weather to affect Ghana cocoa output
2017-02-16
TheHarmattanwind,whichblowsofftheSahara,sappingsoilmoistureandspoilingseeds,cameearlythisseasonandhasintensifiedinrecentweeks,stuntingpodgrowthmorethanusualandstiflinggovernmentplansforexpansion.Myfea
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China attends the sixth meeting of BRICS ministers
2017-02-08
TheSixthMeetingofBRICSMinistersofAgricultureandAgrarianDevelopmentwasheldinNewDelhi,India,onSeptember23.ViceMinisterQuDongyuheadedadelegationtothemeetinganddeliveredakeynotespeech. TheViceMinisterpoin
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2016 African Agriculture Status Report
2017-01-22
Over the last decade, millions of small family farms in Africa have experience big changes. These farms are the continent’s main source of food, employment, and income.
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Flufenacet 400 g/l+diflufenican 200 g/l SC herbicide used at a higher concentration
2017-01-10
The New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved the use of the herbicide Flufenacet 400 g/l+diflufenican 200 g/l SC at a higher concentration, but the rate is lower than that applied for.
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Ghana cocoa farmers say output to bounce back next season
2016-09-21
＊Cocoaoutputforthisseasonreviseddownward＊Ghanaisworldsnumbertwococoaproducer＊LightcropprospectsunderminedbylatestartNEWTAFO,Ghana,July8(Reuters)-SomecocoafarmersinGhanasaythenextmaincropwilleasil
