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Through partnerships with non-government organisations such as PRADAN, Sewa Bharati and CHD Group, Corteva, has claimed to have supported over 200,000 plus beneficiaries during the last few months
Corteva partners with Govt, local communities to ensure health & safety of farmers during pandemic Read More
CNH Industrial is focuses on a better future and is, therefore, actively involved in protecting the environment and preventing climate change by championing more sustainable agricultural practices and crops
Nelda J. Connors steps down from CNH Industrial’s Board Read More
Proposal to enhance custom duty on formulated agrochemicals is against sustainability of Indian farming and ‘Make in India’, CropLife India said
Doubling custom duty on pesticide formulations will hurt farmers hard: CropLife India Read More
The technical paper also outlines the drone regulation in other countries such as the EU, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, citing the best practices in agrochemical spraying
Using drones for agrochemical spray, FICCI-CropLife Paper seeks a robust policy framework Read More
Currently, 60 control teams with spray vehicles, over 200 Central government personnel, five companies with 12 drones are deployed for spraying of pesticides
India carries out locust control operations in 245,780 ha by June 2 Read More
Amid COVID -19 lockdown, Department of Fertilizers has a record sale of fertilisers to farmer community in India
Centre makes record fertiliser sale of 111.61 lakh MT in Q1 Read More
Good Growth Plan has placed the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss at the core of agriculture’s recovery from the economic and social effects of the Covid-19 restrictions
Combating climate change, Syngenta launches new Good Growth Plan Read More
Apart from the traditional spray system, CropLife India has suggested extensive use of drones for spraying recommended agrochemicals to control locust and other invasive pests
CropLife India issues advisory on locust control Read More
The Bell 206-B3 helicopter will have single pilot operation, has a pesticide carrying capacity of 250 litres in one trip and can cover about 25 to 50 hectare area in one flight.
Agriculture minister flags off helicopter services for locust control operations Read More
Pesticide industry has been importing large volumes of intermediates and active ingredients from China. They have to define their revised sourcing strategies for the future given the current circumstances
Crop protection industry appeals to Govt for a phase out plan instead of banning 27 pesticides Read More