Biopesticides Primed for Growth

Innovation behind public policy, private industry and NGOs are fueling a growing region poised for an expansion of cultivated area, good agricultural practices and the input technologies that go with it.

Modern agriculture requires balanced agronomic program that includes good agricultural practices, fertility and crop protection products.

Snow International’s Karan Kapoor explains the model for successful distribution in East Africa. Hint: It begins with technical support.

German Pessagno, COO of Paraguay’s Chemtec S.A.E., shares his views on the agrochemical industry’s supply shortage debacle.

Only 6% of all cultivated land in Africa is irrigated.

“The merger will not only enable the agrochemical business realize economies of scale but also enable Coromandel to leverage its distribution network to serve Indian farmers especially through the Mana Gromor retail stores.” -Kapil Mehan

Guide to crop protection registration in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

International Fertilizer Industry Association forecasts that rising demand will be buoyed by a recovery in South Asia and in most other regions.

Ten African countries spent more than $1 billion on input subsidy programs in 2011, amounting to nearly 29% of their public expenditures on agriculture.