agrochemical Articles
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Innovating through networks: a case study in plant biotechnology
This paper is based on the case study of a large firm, namely Monsanto, which created a new knowledge base to sustain a strategic diversification from agrochemicals to plant biotechnology. This in-depth analysis helps to belie the idea of spontaneous developments of links between university and industry. While informal relationships, mutual respect and reciprocity, appear to be necessary for the ...
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The commercialisation of the indigenous economy and its impact on the environment of Modhupur Garh, Bangladesh
The level of destruction of the natural sal (shorea robusta) forest of Modhupur Garh in Bangladesh has pushed the forest-dwelling indigenous Garo community into cash crop production, forcing them to move away from their traditional subsistence economy. Cash crop production started in Modhupur region with pineapple cultivation which, in recent years, has been superceded by Banana monoculture. ...
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How biotechnology is changing the structure of the seed industry
The seed industry has been in a state of restructuring for many years now. New firms have entered the industry and old players have merged. Firms from various backgrounds now compete in supplying seed to agriculture and horticulture traditional seed companies, new biotechnology firms, agrochemical companies, food processors and wholesalers/retailers. As biotechnology enables the enhancement of ...
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Plant biotechnology and agricultural supply industry restructuring
The strategic horizon of the agricultural supply industry (pesticides and seeds) is darkened by grave uncertainties. These are the result of the growing multiform resistance of society to the present or potential risks of genetically modified organisms to health and the environment. They are also the consequences of counter-strategies implemented by economic players who are close to final ...
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LCA of integrated orange production in the Comunidad Valenciana (Spain)
In order to perform an LCA of integrated orange production in the Comunidad Valenciana two representative areas were studied. The functional unit was 1 kg oranges at the farm gate. Eight scenarios were considered according to type of irrigation, the origin of water and the tillage practice. The production of agrochemicals, the production and use of energy in agriculture (for irrigation and ...
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An Assessment of Management Practices to Control Nutrient and Pesticide Levels in Vegetable Production Areas in the Rattaphum Catchment, Thailand
The over-use of agrochemicals may have adverse effects on soils along with surface and groundwater. An assessment of alternative management practices to reduce the application of agrochemicals and minimise the pollution of water resources was carried out in the vegetable agro-ecosystem in the Rattaphum Catchment. This paper details the factors that govern the volume of agrochemicals used on high ...
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An Assessment of Management Practices to Control Nutrient and Pesticide Levels in Vegetable Production Areas in the Rattaphum Catchment, Thailand
The over-use of agrochemicals may have adverse effects on soils along with surface and groundwater. An assessment of alternative management practices to reduce the application of agrochemicals and minimise the pollution of water resources was carried out in the vegetable agroecosystem in the Rattaphum Catchment. This paper details the factors that govern the volume of agrochemicals used on high ...
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Polyacrylamide in Electrophoresis
Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis refers to the polyacrylamide gel that formed with the effect of acrylamide (abbreviated as Acr) and crosslinker N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide (abbreviated as Bis) under the action of catalyst ammonium persulfate (APS), N, N, N', N' tetramethylethylenediamine (TEMED) by polymeric cross-linking and used as a support for electrophoresis. Polyacrylamide gel ...
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Surface water mineralization of isopyrazam, according to OECD309: Observations on implementation of the new data requirement within agrochemical regulation
Surface water mineralization studies (to guideline OECD309) are a new requirement in EU agrochemical regulation and, therefore, industry has little experience with this test. The guideline allows for a number of options within the test design, notably the options to conduct the study under diffuse light and to include an inoculum of suspended sediment. The current study was designed to ...
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Role of biopesticides in developing a sustainable vegetable industry in Malaysia
Agrochemical firms have been actively influencing farmers to continue using chemical pesticides and fertilisers. However, there are two major problems. Since fertilisers rely heavily on fossil fuels, which are non–renewable resources, their ability to produce food and fibre for the world populations in the long run is questionable. The use of chemical pesticides tends to cause serious ...
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Field degradation of aminopyralid and clopyralid and microbial community response to application in Alaskan soils
High latitude regions experience unique conditions that affect the degradation rate of agrochemicals in the environment. In this study, data collected from two field sites in Alaska (Palmer and Delta) were used to generate a kinetic model for aminopyralid and clopyralid degradation and to describe the microbial community response to herbicide exposure. Field plots were sprayed with herbicides ...
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Polyacrylamide in Electrophoresis
Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis refers to the polyacrylamide gel that formed with the effect of acrylamide (abbreviated as Acr) and crosslinker N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide (abbreviated as Bis) under the action of catalyst ammonium persulfate (APS), N, N, N', N' tetramethylethylenediamine (TEMED) by polymeric cross-linking and used as a support for electrophoresis. Polyacrylamide gel ...
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European Court of Justice Dismisses Case Regarding Confidential Treatment of Information Submitted to EFSA
On June 3, 2015, the General Court of the European Court of Justice issued a ruling in Luxembourg Pamol (Cyprus) Ltd. and Luxembourg Industries Ltd. (Luxembourg) vs. European Commission regarding the publication of information by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in its peer reviewed draft assessment report of potassium phosphonate that Luxembourg claimed as confidential. The case was ...
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Unsound science? Transatlantic regulatory disputes over GM crops
In the risk debate over genetically modified (GM) crops, Europe's regulatory delays have often been branded as "political", i.e. not based on science. Yet the US slogan "sound science" tends to conceal value-laden features of safety claims, their weak scientific basis, their normative framing and their socio-political influences. By contrast a "precautionary ...
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Save and Grow: Pesticide Risk Reduction for Sustainable Intensification of Rice Production
Outline Presentation Background: Agricultural Scenario (2010-2050) & Crop Intensification Risks =>indiscriminate use of agrochemicals in rice paddy systems Overview FAO Intervention: Integrated Approach for Pesticide Risk Reduction Farmer Ecosystem-Literacy Education: Farmers Field School Case Study: Philippines: Sustainable Intensification of Rice Production Concluding Notes & ...
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Save and Grow: Pesticide Risk Reduction for Sustainable Intensification of Rice Production
Outline Presentation Background: Agricultural Scenario (2010-2050) & Crop Intensification Risks =>indiscriminate use of agrochemicals in rice paddy systems Overview FAO Intervention: Integrated Approach for Pesticide Risk Reduction Farmer Ecosystem-Literacy Education: Farmers Field School Case Study: Philippines: Sustainable Intensification of Rice Production Concluding Notes & ...
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The contribution of agricultural input industries to agricultural innovation
This paper presents an analytical framework to measure how farmers (i.e., primary agriculture) in countries at different stages of economic development absorb new technology by buying inputs from other industries. By combining information on the use of purchased inputs in primary agriculture (based on country-specific input±output matrices) with information on R&D intensities in the various ...
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Michael S. Wenk, M.S., Presents “Chemical Substance Management in Central and South America” at the 17th AOCS Latin American Congress and Exhibition on Fats, Oils, and Lipids
On September 11, 2017, Michael S. Wenk, M.S., Senior Regulatory Consultant with The Acta Group (Acta®), presented “Chemical Substance Management in Central and South America: Insights into Sustainability, Regulatory and Management Opportunities” at the 17th AOCS Latin American Congress and Exhibition on Fats, Oils, and Lipids in Cancun, Mexico. In general, Central and South ...
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Agrochemicals in field margins—assessing the impacts of herbicides, insecticides, and fertilizer on the common buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
The effects of herbicide, insecticide, and fertilizer inputs on the common buttercup Ranunculus acris in field margins were studied in an experimental field study. The test design allowed us to investigate the single and combined effects of repeated herbicide, insecticide, and fertilizer applications in successive growing seasons. To assess the effects of the agrochemical applications on R. ...
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Soy Cultivation in South America
The expansion of soy bean Soy cultivation has shown an increasing expansion throughout Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, in the last decade. This remarkable increase is explained by its economical importance in the region, and as a consequence, it is difficult to regulate its progress and attenuate its potential socio-environmental impacts. In 2012, in these 4 countries the area ...
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