CropsInterviews with 24 people across the supply chain show growers see changing pest control as a commercial risk, with weak support since AHDB Horticulture closed in 2022.
CropsSyngenta's third-quarter sales fell to $5.2bn and EBITDA to $800m as drought and heat in Europe cut crop protection demand, though nine-month EBITDA rose 1% to $3.2bn.
AgribusinessSyngenta's new head of North American crop protection says every level of the supply chain is cutting stock to save working capital, leaving nobody able to cover a gap.
VegetablesIslam Uddin, a farmer in Atwari, Panchagarh, says his bitter gourd plants on about three bighas began to discolour and die the day after he sprayed a bio-pesticide on 18 October; the seller and the company deny responsibility.
CropsKynetec's FarmTrak survey found 107 treatments a season on average, up from 95, with boll weevil control alone costing about R$2 billion as pest pressure per hectare climbs.
AgrotechCibus is using gene editing in a Defra-backed project with the John Innes Centre to build light leaf spot resistance into UK oilseed rape, as breeders put resilience beside yield.
OpinionMonica Teixeira of the European Crop Care Association argues that the EU's food and feed simplification omnibus should set one EU-wide start date for data protection so post-patent pesticides reach farmers sooner.
CropsAn AgbioInvestor survey for CropLife International puts the cost of one new active ingredient at $307 million, double the 1995 figure, with chemistry the biggest bill and registration costs falling.
CropsA CropLife Europe-commissioned analysis of 180 active substances due for renewal from 2030 finds 86 could be hit by a single EU-wide data-protection clock, many of them used on fruit, vegetables and other minor crops.
CropsAfter India's weakest monsoon since 2015, CropLife India has advised farmers on seed treatment, sowing timing, scouting before spraying and buying only genuine inputs for the 2026-27 rabi season.
VegetablesA CABI PlantwisePlus campaign in Ghana's Ahafo Ano North District used local-language videos and open community discussions to tackle the misuse of highly hazardous pesticides on tomatoes and other vegetables, reaching 635 people in eight dialogues.
CropsA CABI-led survey of 162 farmers in Ecuador's Tungurahua Province found that most recognise the health and environmental risks of pesticides, yet chemical sprays remain their first choice because biocontrol products are unfamiliar, hard to find and seen as costly.
AgribusinessBrokerages expect sharp profit falls at India's listed crop protection companies for July to September, after the weakest monsoon since 2015 cut pesticide demand while raw material, freight and currency costs stayed high.
