Skill shortage could derail India's bio-input ambitions: Agriculture Commissioner
Agriculture Commissioner P K Singh warns that a lack of trained professionals could stall the growth of India's bio-input manufacturing sector.
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Agriculture Commissioner P K Singh warns that a lack of trained professionals could stall the growth of India's bio-input manufacturing sector.
Crystal Crop Protection has introduced six new innovative solutions for crop protection and nutrition, aimed at enhancing productivity for the 2026 kharif season.
Crystal Crop Protection and Corteva have partnered to develop and manufacture new crop protection solutions tailored for the Indian agricultural market.
Community groups are demanding expanded buffer zones and a phase-out of hazardous fumigants near educational facilities in Pajaro Valley.
After a review lasting nearly 30 years, Australia decided to keep paraquat and diquat available, but with much tighter rules on application rates, equipment and operator protection.
Plague locust numbers in north-west Victoria are at their highest in 15 years, with farmers worried that recent egg laying could trigger damaging spring swarms.
Indonesia is expanding food safety monitoring for fresh produce, with mobile labs and tighter inter-agency oversight aimed at pesticide residues that exceed allowed thresholds.
Farmers in Western Australia report thousands of mice per hectare, reseeding losses and sharply higher baiting costs on top of rising diesel and fertilizer bills.
Australia’s chemical regulator has approved an emergency permit for stronger zinc phosphide mouse bait in grain paddocks. The move follows severe mouse pressure in Western Australia and South…