Opinions and analysis for the plant science industry December 2008
Cover Photo Brazil's road to growth. The challenges ahead We should not assume that recent price movements mean the world’s food problems have been fixed “neither in the short-run nor with a view to the longer-term challenges”. From non-crop to Beyond Agriculture From Australia to Mexico, Brazil to Japan, it is clear that non-crop markets generally continue to grow and develop. In the news DuPont’s crop protection sales rises “significantly” in Q3; Nufarm gets exclusive rights to Weedmaster; Sumitomo Chemical predicts growth for its agchem division.... Booming Brazil While Brazil is now the second largest pesticide market in the world, Lars Schobinger explains that growth is being stymied by a lack of high-tech agricultural inputs in certain sectors. MRLs – food for thought? While the new legislation to harmonise MRLs in Europe has been welcomed by the industry, the number of perceived exceedances is likely to increase. Biomarkers Could biomarkers help to estimate occupational or environmental exposure to chemicals when that exposure occurred up to 30 years ago, asks Peter Day? Directory of services CROs, resellers, manufacturers, consultancies, formulators and adjuvant produery words with the agchem industry.

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