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Provivi and Godrej Agrovet Join Forces to Combat Crop Pests in India
18-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.
Provivi, a global leader in pheromone-based crop protection, and Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL), a leading Indian agri-business conglomerate, have announced a strategic partnership to introduce sustainable pest control solutions for Indian rice and corn farmers.
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Managing Pesticide Use: Protecting Public Health and the Environment
01-Sep-2024 - 0 Comments.
Pesticides play a crucial role in modern agriculture by controlling pests and diseases that threaten crop yields and food security.
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Bayer invites global researchers to submit novel crop protection compounds through new Testing4Ag program
15-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Bayer has announced the launch of Testing4Ag, a new program which allows research scientists from around the world to submit novel chemistries to Bayer for testing in hopes of identifying potential new modes of action to control fungal diseases, insect pests, or weeds.
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Three types of feed commonly used for poultry
13-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
Choosing the appropriate chicken feed for your poultry is crucial as it paves the way for growth of healthy chickens. Chickens rely on feed for a significant portion of their diet and the type of feed chosen has an effect on their health and productivity, cost of rearing and the presence of pests which feed on the leftovers.
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Disastrous consequences of surge in cultivation of illegal HtBt cotton, FSII & NSAI write to government
20-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Quality seeds for farmers is the first step towards growing quality produce and better yield. Research and development ensure that the challenges faced by farmers are resolved and they get better varieties to fight pests and diseases.
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Change in climate is key factor for new races of pathogen, says Indian agri minister
17-Dec-2016 - 0 Comments.
Indian agriculture & farmers welfare minister, Radha Mohan Singh has said that change in environment is key factor for emergence of new races of pathogen, minor diseases of insect-pests become major biotic stresses.
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Bayer inks pact with FaunaPhotonics to develop sensor technology for insect monitoring
05-Dec-2016 - 0 Comments.
Bayer and FaunaPhotonics, Copenhagen, Denmark, have entered into a three-year research cooperation to develop new sensor solutions for improved monitoring of agricultural insect pests as well as non-target insects including beneficials.
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India loses 15-25 per cent potential crop output due to pests, says Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
20-Jul-2016 - 0 Comments.
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, Chairman, Standing Committee of Parliament on Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has called for concerted efforts to forge a R&D-led strategy to save the loss of crops due to pests, weeds and diseases.