Global agroscience market to grow at 12.25% during 2014-19 A newly published report forecasts the global agroscience market to grow at a CAGR of 12.25% over the period 2014-2019.   In addition to pesticides, a number of leading vendors offer GM seeds. The la...

2015-10-23

First Chinese company approved for cloransulam-methyl technical Chinese agrochemical company Jiangsu Agrochem Laboratory Co Ltd has received full registration for its 98% Cloransulam-methyl technical from ICAMA (Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals，MOA)， together with its 84% cloran...

2015-10-23

Public private partnership secures long-term supply of plant-based malaria treatment On 5 October 2015, Chinese scientist Youyou Tu was awarded the Nobel prize in Medicine for her role in creating a drug that helped slash malaria mortality rates in Africa and Asia, saving millions of lives. In the years afte...

2015-10-23

Australia to approve plant extract insecticide The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has proposed the approval of a new active ingredient, clitoria ternatea extract, for use as a novel insecticide for application in cotton. APVMA has opened th...

2015-10-23

Monsanto asks California to pull plan to list herbicide as cancer cause A plan by California environmental officials to list a commonly used herbicide as cancer-causing should be withdrawn, Monsanto Co. told state regulators on Tuesday, saying California's actions could be considered illegal bec...

2015-10-23