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Acts & Schemes – Centre

The first instalment of Rs 2000 will be paid in the first week of April to the farmers through DBT

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a slew of measures to deal with the economic distress caused due to the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown announced to deal with the situation. 

 

Sitharaman said that the Government has finalised an economic stimulus package to deal with the impact of 21 day countrywide lock-down to prevent spread of the virus.

“Government of India has announced the payment Rs 2000 per month to farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under the existing PM Kisan Yojanana. The first instalment of Rs 2000 will be paid in the first week of April to the farmers. 8.69 crore farmers will get benefit of this”, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. 

FM also announced a relief package of 1, 70,000 cr economic package under the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana. FM has ensured that in the process of the lockdown, the GOI will ensure that the poor, and sensitive population will get enough food security and also fulfilling protein requirement among the population in the coming months. Accordingly, under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana , 80 cr people will get 5kg wheat or rice and 1 kg pulses free in the duration of next three months. They can avail to this benefit in two instalments.

Rajesh Aggarwal, Managing Director, Insecticide India ltd said, “It is a welcome move to make the Agri products available to farmers. However, We all need to be very cautious and follow the rules of social distancing in the same as well and also educate each other.  Besides, information and required orders should reach to required authorities so that there are no issues.”

The first instalment of Rs 2000 will

Agro chems – Chemicals, E-commerce

The demand includes allowing Import, Manufacture, Distribution, Transportation, Storage and Sale of Agrochemicals under the lockdown or curfew conditions to support the continuity of food supply chain.

CropLife India, an industry association of 16 R & D driven member crop science companies has urged the Government of India to allow Import, Manufacture, Distribution, Transportation, Storage and Sale of Agrochemicals under the lockdown or curfew conditions to support the continuity of food supply chain. 

Our farmers depend on the availability of agricultural inputs to drive production across all crops. These include agrochemicals, empowering farmers to mitigate the substantial losses due to weeds, pests and disease. Since farming communities make up for nearly half of the population in the country; it is important that during these trying times they should be able to protect their livelihood and incomes, which could be threatened due to lack of the requisite inputs. 

Asitava Sen, Chief Executive Officer, CropLife India shared, “We would like to urge the Government that potential measures put in place to promote “social distancing”, secure borders and guard against the spread of COVID-19 should not unintentionally cause disruption in the import, production, transport and availability of crop protection products and other agricultural inputs in the country”. 

Sen added, “Agrochemical Industry has played a major role in ensuring food and nutritional security of the nation besides making us one of the key agricultural output countries in the world. Our member companies pledge for un-interrupted supply for the farmers’ sustainability and Food Security of the Nation; during these testing times. With the approaching season just round the corner; the next three months are very critical for the farming community and all activities relating to agriculture inputs should be exempt from the lock down”. 

Sen told that “Few States such as Bihar, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh have already issued notifications to this effect; and we express our gratitude towards the State Governments. However, we request that the guidelines should be followed in spirit as the farmers will suffer without timely inputs”. 

CropLife India is thankful to the Government of India and State Governments for the leadership and dedicated attention to India’s food and agricultural sectors, and the men and women who work within them. CropLife India would like to convey its full support to the Government at this critical time. Our organization and member companies stand at-the-ready to provide our assistance however it might be helpful and appropriate.

 

The demand includes allowing Import, Manufacture, Distribution,

E-commerce, Seeds, Trade

The acquisition will give Graines Voltz specific authorities, however, BASF will look out the local infrastructure for the division

Graines Voltz, a French floral and vegetable seeds distributor, has signed a pact with BASF to buy its Agricultural Solutions division, HILD Samen. Set up in Germany’s Marbach, HILD Samen is a part of the vegetable seeds business of BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division. The division’s diverse portfolio includes seeds business along with the intangible assets like customer lists, intellectual property, breeding activities, and the brand identity of HILD. The acquisition will give Graines Voltz specific authorities, however, BASF will look out the local infrastructure for the division. The financial details of the transaction, however, have not been disclosed yet.

 

 

Commenting on the acquisition, Serge Voltz, CEO of Graines Voltz said, “We are very pleased to make this acquisition which is fully in line with Graines Voltz’s strategic plan to develop our market share in the distribution of vegetable seeds throughout Europe.” 

An accretive acquisition for Graines Voltz, the deal will be sponsored by a bank loan and the Group’s remaining cash. Graines Voltz considers this deal as the largest acquisition carried out by the company so far. The company expects to continue moving up the value chain by acquiring a diverse portfolio of high-quality seed varieties.  

 

While for BASF, the deal will allow them to focus on the establishment of a European competence center for organic seeds in Marbach to increase the existing processing capacity in corn salad, as told by Vicente Navarro, Senior Vice President of BASF’s vegetable seeds business. The deal is expected to be closed in the second quarter of 2020.   

Graines Voltz employs a staff of more than 200 people and has a stronghold in the French market since its establishment in 1985. The company provides a wide variety of references and is known in the European market for its diversity of varieties that it provides to the farmers like market gardeners, horticulturalists and other communities. Graines Voltz is driven by the growing demand of consumers in Europe for high quality diversified plants. The company has the vision to export its model in Europe.

The acquisition will give Graines Voltz specific

Agro chems – Pesticides, E-commerce, R&D

Corteva and AgPlenus will address the rise of global weed resistance, created in-part by the absence of new Modes of Action (MoAs) for weed control

Corteva Agriscience and AgPlenus, a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., announced that they have entered into a multi-year collaboration for the development of novel herbicides. The collaboration will combine Corteva’s strengths in crop protection product discovery and development with AgPlenus’ expertise in designing effective and sustainable crop protection products using predictive biology. 

By leveraging their complementary expertise, Corteva and AgPlenus will address the rise of global weed resistance, created in-part by the absence of new Modes of Action (MoAs) for weed control over the past 30 years. Successful products resulting from the collaboration will enter a multi-billion-dollar market. 

“Weed resistance presents a serious challenge for today’s farmers,” says Neal Gutterson, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Corteva Agriscience. “So much has changed since the last MOAs were identified in the early 1990s. It’s time to find new solutions; our collaboration with AgPlenus positions us well to do that.” 

Under the terms of the agreement, Corteva will apply its extensive crop protection research and development expertise, and AgPlenus will apply a robust computational platform to optimize several of AgPlenus’ chemical families. Such chemical families have already been validated for herbicidal activity and are connected to new MoAs. Corteva holds an exclusive license from AgPlenus to commercialize herbicides based on these chemical families. Additional financial terms of the collaboration were not disclosed. 

Eran Kosover, AgPlenus’ CEO states: “We are very excited with this new collaboration with Corteva Agriscience, a pioneer in the development of novel herbicides. This collaboration will focus on optimizing our leading chemical families putting us in an excellent position to pursue our target of developing novel herbicides. I am confident that AgPlenus’ unique approach in the development of herbicides, alongside Corteva Agriscience’s extensive scientific and market know-how, will lead to new and sustainable innovation in the herbicides market.”

Corteva and AgPlenus will address the rise

E-commerce, R&D

SKYFLD is a new, independent, online precision farming platform that can help manage farming operations.

HELM, a German family-owned business with over 119 years of experience in the global distribution of chemicals, fertilizers, crop protection products and pharmaceuticals, announced, at Expoagro, the pre-launch of SKYFLD, an innovative digital agriculture tool that offers the possibility of monitoring crops using biomass maps, which will begin operating during the second half of 2020. 

Infocampo was present at the stand and spoke to Fernando Lespiau (General Manager of HELM Argentina), who stated, “The company decided to have a greater participation in Argentina and our future vision is to help advance the country. We have been on this path for three or four years, and we believe that it is necessary to showcase ourselves more. That is why we are here for the first time at Expoagro.” 

As a German firm that knows what it wants, both its short and long-term future objectives are clear. It is also gradually establishing itself in agrochemical and fertilizer markets, but without stopping to look at the variants that exist in agriculture today. An example of this was the pre-launch of a digital technology that enables producers to maximize the use of resources, but not in accordance with it. The firm is also working on the development of biological products. 

“We are seeing an ever-changing agricultural world, and that is why we are working on innovations, such as patented biological products and some herbicides, which can be rotated with current products with different modes of action to minimize the possibility of generating resistance,” Lespiau said. 

“We are working with biologicals and testing them in the field. We see that society demands more environmentally-friendly products, and we believe that biologicals can be complementary. They are not going to replace conventional agrochemicals used today, but they can help reduce environmental damage,” he added. 

About SKYFLD

SKYFLD is a new, independent, online precision farming platform that can help manage farming operations. In Argentina, it will be launched in the market during the second half of 2020.

The platform delivers updated biomass maps every five days at a resolution of 5m x 5m, which can be used to make recommendations for fertilization and variable sowing, as well as for remotely monitoring the progress of crops. The digital tool also offers weather information from nearby weather stations for free. 

Anyone can be a user of Skyfld, regardless of whether they are a HELM customer or not. “Our idea is to make it easier for producers, by constantly incorporating technologies so they can achieve the best results, but above all, so they can make the best decisions,” Lespiau explained. 

Esteban Videla Pearson (Head of Digital Agriculture at HELM Argentina) said, “SKYFLD will facilitate the availability of information on fields and crops at anytime and anywhere. We believe that this technology is a strategic ally that can optimize resources, increase profitability and guarantee better results in crops.”

SKYFLD is a new, independent, online precision

Agro Universities, E-commerce, R&D

DME is clean burning and non-toxic, and is potentially renewable fuel. It can be used as a fuel in diesel-run vehicles and automobiles.

 

 

One of the most reputed tractor manufacturers, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE), and IIT-Kanpur will together be developing technology for tractor engines that can run on Dimethyl Ether (DME), rather than other fuels like diesel and petrol. 

For a long time, Dimethyl Ether has been considered an alternative to conventional fuel as it is greener. DME is clean burning and non-toxic, and is potentially renewable fuel. Its high cetane value of 55-60, quiet combustion and inexpensive fuelling system is considered as a tough competition for diesel and can be used as a fuel in diesel-run vehicles and automobiles.

 

Dr Avinash Kumar Agarwal and Prof Tarun Gupta of IIT-Kanpur have developed the technology for DME-powered diesel engines under the Department of Science and Technology’s Imprint-2 initiative, which has now been accredited a sum of ₹1.60 crores for the project.

 

TAFE is associated with this project as an industrial partner. As an industrial partner, TAFE has given a financial commitment to the project. As told by the researchers, TAFE aims at amending a base diesel engine and develop it for a retrofit kit for DME adaptation. With this modification, even the existing engines could be made to run on DME. The researchers also plan to build a prototype of the tractor engine that will be fully powered by DME as the project reaches its end.

 

Advantages of using DME over Diesel 

Developing a tractor engine that runs on DME could be of significance for the world as it is high time to conserve the environment. A green fuel like DME can help in achieving sustainable growth. DME, being a non-toxic and environmentally friendly fuel, will not poison soil even if it accidentally spills out. It does not sink into the water and is not absorbed by the soil, which makes it safer for the farmers using it on their tractors. Whereas diesel spillage could spoil soil and the quality of soil is greatly impacted. As TAFE modifies its existing engines, farmers can expect many such DME-run vehicles in the near future.

 

DME is clean burning and non-toxic, and

E-commerce, Europe

The suspension will apply to the company’s agricultural, construction, commercial and specialty vehicles production facilities.

CNH Industrial announced that it will suspend the majority of its European assembly operations for a two week period due to the supply chain breakdown caused by the COVID-19 emergency in Europe.

Most of the component facilities will remain operational at low speed, and in strict compliance with national health directives so as to ensure a continuous supply to the company’s manufacturing facilities located outside of Europe. Most of the dealer locations and European parts depots will also remain open to ensure uninterrupted service to the customers. CNH Industrial is working in close consultation with unions and councils to execute the temporary shut downs and the re-opening of the plants. 

Commenting on the shutdown, Hubertus Mühlhäuser, Chief Executive Officer, CNH Industrial said, “The Company takes the health and wellbeing of its entire workforce very seriously, and has implemented all measures to protect the employee population, as well as to help in the fight to contain the spread of the pandemic.” 

The CNH Industrial’s COVID-19 global team is constantly monitoring the situation in all markets in which it operates, and will take further measures as required, while continuing to respond to end market demand and service requirements for its mission critical capital goods. Alongside these measures, and those already in place at the company’s locations around the world, the company is largely focusing on the wellbeing of its employees. 

Elaborating on why the company took the decision of suspending the operations, Mühlhäuser said, “The decision to shut down our European assembly plants for a two week period is driven by disruptions in our European supply chain that do not allow for an efficient operation. During these temporary shutdowns, we will also undertake further extensive sanitization and deep cleaning procedures.”

The suspension will apply to the company’s

AgroPolicy, E-commerce, Seeds

FSII urged both central and state governments to support the uninterrupted and timely global and domestic movements of farm inputs like seeds, agricultural produce and food.

The Indian seed industry has urged the Centre and State governments to make inter-State movement of seeds and other agri inputs easier, as the months between March and May are crucial for preparing seeds for forthcoming kharif season. As a precautionary measure to contrl the spread of Covid-19, many State governments have declared a lockdown and closed borders, except for essential commodities. 

 

While seed being an essential commodity is exempt from the closure, the National Seed Association of India (NSAI) urged the government to allow the staff working in seed companies and their vehicles as well as retailers to function in the current situation.

Amid lockdown in several states due to coronavirus, seed industry associations on Monday appealed both central and state governments to ensure uninterrupted and timely trans-boundary movement of agricultural inputs critical for the coming kharif season. 

Depending on the sowing period, retailers selling seeds may be allowed to open shops, it said in a statement and added that jute planting has already begun in West Bengal, while cotton will start soon in Punjab and Haryana.

Next three months are critical for the farmers and for the food security of the country, as the farmers are preparing for the kharif season, according to the Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII). 

In this situation, the FSII urged both central and state governments to support the uninterrupted and timely global and domestic movements of farm inputs like seeds, agricultural produce and food. “These products should be allowed access to quarantine checkpoints to ensure continuous production of staple and essential food items,” it added. 

FSII also suggested opening of ’green lanes’/special food lanes at national and state toll booths, check-posts and on highways where food and agricultural input delivery vehicles can pass unhindered and are not subjected to roadblocks that might have been put up to restrict movement of people and other materials to fight the virus. 

The special food lanes will allow smooth passage of all vehicles carrying essential food commodities and agri-inputs. Several countries such as Philippines, Thailand and China have also adopted similar measures, it said.

Though seeds fall under said essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act, the letter issued by the Cabinet Secretary to all State governments on Sunday has not explicitly mentioned the seeds sector. Major seeds industry associations – the National Seed Association of India (NSAI) and the Federation of Seed Industry of India – independently wrote to the government to ensure the movement of seeds. 

“Lakhs of acres of seed crop is planted in the rabi season, which is now at the flowering to harvesting stage. The quality control and production supervisory teams need to monitor the pollination, pre-harvest and harvest operations. Similarly, the quality assurance teams need to conduct inspections, carry out grow out test operations as well as laboratory testing. Finally, all the seeds need to be processed, packed and distributed across the country so that they reach through millions of retailers to the needy farmers,” NSAI Executive Director RK Trivedi said in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal.

FSII urged both central and state governments

Dairy, E-commerce

Milk production in the country increased from 137.7 million tonne in 2013-14 to 187.7 million tonne in 2018-19, and value output has increased from Rs 4,23,150 crore to Rs 7,01,530 crore during the corresponding period.

Consumption expenditure on milk and milk products has increased from Rs 4,15,617 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 5,37,531 crore in 2017-18. This was among the findings of the National Account Statistics 2019.

The current production of milk is sufficient to meet the present demand. By and large, the milk produced in the country is consumed. Milk production in the country increased from 137.7 million tonne in 2013-14 to 187.7 million tonne in 2018-19, and value output has increased from Rs 4,23,150 crore to Rs 7,01,530 crore during the corresponding period. The per capita availability of milk increased from 307g per day in 2013-14 to 394g per day in 2018-19. 

There is no information in the department that the cases of adulteration of milk are increasing within the country due to the increased demand of milk. However, in the nationwide National Milk Safety and Quality Survey, conducted by FSSAI (the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) in 2018, only 0.18 per cent samples found to contain adulterants.

In Para 57 of the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006, there is a provision of penalty for possessing adulterants, which is given as below:

if any person who whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf, imports or manufactures for sale, or stores, sells or distribute any adulterant shall be liable –

Where such adulterant is not injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding Rs 2 lakh;

Where such adulterant is injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding Rs 10 lakh.

The Act is implemented by Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) through the state food commissioners.

Further, this Department under National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) has provided milk testing equipment for testing of microbiological and chemicals parameters of milk and milk products, including adulterants to 231 dairy plants in the cooperative sector with a total outlay of Rs 271.64 crore during the current financial year.

This information was given in a written reply by Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, minister of state for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying, in Lok Sabha recently.

Milk production in the country increased

Acts & Schemes – Centre, Foodgrains, Warehousing

Under this subsidy scheme, farmers of every class and category of all districts of the state are being benefited for seed rearing.

 

 

 

Recently, the state government of Uttar Pradesh decided to give subsidy on the storehouse of wheat for the proper storage of wheat. Farmers have also completed the sowing of Rabi from the last week of October to November 15. Rabi crop which includes hard wheat, indigenous gram, linseed and mustard, grains, pulses and oilseeds, etc. requires low temperature at the time of sowing while dry and hot environment at the time of ripening. On the other hand, all these crops have the capacity to grow in less water.

 

After the harvesting, the farmers repair their storehouses (Bakhari houses). This is the reason why the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to give subsidy to the farmers. Under this subsidy scheme, farmers of every class and category of all districts of the state are being benefited for seed rearing. On the other hand, the small and marginal farmers including Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/ST) and women farmers along with other workers will get 50 per cent subsidy on their storehouses and a maximum of Rs. 1500 per storehouse.

 

 

Under this subsidy scheme, farmers of every

Europe, Interaction

O’Shaughnessy conferred with sponsors, speakers and attendees, as well as reviewing recommendations from the World Health Organization, before announcing the postponement.

The Women in Agribusiness Summit Europe, which was scheduled to take place in the month of March in Paris, has been postponed due to the global coronavirus outbreak. It is now scheduled to take place July 2-3 at the Les Salons Hoche in Paris.

Joy O’Shaughnessy, chief operating officer for HighQuest Group (parent company of Women in Agribusiness) and event director for Women in Agribusiness initiatives, explained that while the decision was a difficult one to make, “due to an abundance of caution and concern for the welfare of all of our event participants in regard to the threat of the coronavirus, we felt it was best to postpone the event.”

“What makes us different is that the Women in Agribusiness team supports women in the ag and food industry 365 days a year. While we do host a large annual event that is known for exceptional content and networking, we also support women-owned businesses, publish a quarterly magazine, post job opportunities, give scholarships to young women, host local networking Meet Ups in over 15 cities, provide leadership training and more,” said Joy O’Shaughnessy, event director and chief operating officer of HighQuest Group, the parent company of Women in Agribusiness. “Our events are tailored to the needs that are voiced by our women in agribusiness community, as well as the companies that want to support them.”

O’Shaughnessy conferred with sponsors, speakers and attendees,

R&D, Seeds

It is the world’s first stabilised THCV-rich cannabis seed variety that will generate harvests with 6-8 per cent of THCV and a similar level of THC.

 Dutch Passion, the pioneering seed company from the Netherlands, has introduced yet another innovation – a THCV feminised seed strain. This week, a few thousand seeds were delivered to a limited number of licenced producers worldwide. 

As the name suggests THCV, or Tetrahydrocannabivarin, is very closely related to THC. In high amounts, THCV has a euphoric mood lift like THC but is also thought to dampen some of its effects. 

More seeds will soon be available, enabling further research of its medicinal purposes. At this stage, THCV is believed to be appetite-suppressing and a possible treatment for diabetes. 

Very useful bio-potential

THCV is usually only a minor cannabinoid found in cannabis, which is known for its elevated quantities of THC and CBD.

Dutch Passion’s THCV seed variety is the result of many years of breeding and selection through numerous generations of plants. Year after year, the dried buds became gradually richer in THCV. 

Expectations for the medical uses of cannabis remain very high and are still growing fast. Research on the effects of THCV are already underway, and the cannabinoid is thought to be appetite suppressing, with roles in the metabolic process. 

Magical plant

Eric Siereveld, chief executive officer, Dutch Passion, said, “There are over a hundred cannabinoids, and it is quite remarkable that so far only THC and CBD have had any significant scientific research.”

“With our new introduction, there is a welcome new member to the select club. Typical varieties of cannabis commonly available have some THCV in them, but usually only at trace levels,” he added.

“Not anymore. We have just distributed the first few thousand seeds to worldwide licenced producers and more will follow,” Siereveld said. 

“This cannabinoid can be used like any other – one can smoke it, make tea, oil, pills or candy out of it – anything he/she wants really,” he added.

“At Dutch Passion, we are very proud of our new product but at the same time, we keep looking at ways to develop seeds rich in other cannabinoids. This magical plant has got much more to offer,” Siereveld said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It is the world’s first stabilised THCV-rich

Supply Chain, World

The tale coronavirus has stunned the world’s economies.

Kiwifruit promoter Zespri has flagged the danger of low returns for producers this season as it attempts to survey the potential for upset conveyances in worldwide markets and picker deficiencies here.

The firm, which has sent its first payload of SunGold natural product to Japan this season, said interest for new organic product is acceptable and that may assist it with enduring the coronavirus interruptions it anticipates.

In any case, its most ideal situation accept probably some disturbance over the circulation arrange.

Covid-19 is additionally influencing work supply here yet executive Bruce Cameron said it is too early to state how large an effect that will have on the business’ capacity to pick and pack the harvest.

A month ago Zespri conjecture last plantation door returns for the 2019 selling season at $6.46 a plate for green foods grown from the ground for gold.

Zespri is wanting to dispatch 155m plate abroad this year in excess of 18,500 holders and 47 contract vessels.

Ports in Japan, Korea and Europe are working admirably and have a lot of work.

The tale coronavirus has stunned the world’s

Agro chems – Pesticides, E-commerce, Europe, R&D

The farmers can avail of the product in France in late 2020 for the 2021 growing season

Corteva Agriscience recently announced that it has come up with its first European product registration within the Inatreq active family of fungicides. Questar fungicide with Inatreq active has been approved for sale in France. A new, naturally derived variety of fungicide, Questar offers market-leading solutions to fungi-related issues in plants and other protectant control measures on all Septoria strains that will be supporting a long-term sustainable fungicide strategy on farms. 

 

The farmers can avail of the product in France in late 2020 for the 2021 growing season. The next country registrations for the same product are anticipated in the next year. Through this product, the farmers will get new disease control solutions for cereal. The company plans to register the product in the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and, subsequently, all relevant European markets. 

Commenting on the France registration, Jean-Philippe Legendre, France director, Corteva Agriscience said, “Ultimately, this new solution will help control Septoria, the biggest disease affecting wheat yields and of greatest concern to farmers. Resulting from the pioneering work of Corteva Agriscience researchers, this new fungicide will meet the challenges of sustainable management and respond to our farmers’ desire for innovation to help them better protect their crops.” 

“Inatreq is the latest solution coming from our robust pipeline of innovative technologies,” says Susanne Wasson, President, Crop Protection Business Platform, Corteva Agriscience, about the product. “We’re excited to continue building on our portfolio of natural products. Thanks to the natural origin of Inatreq, we also are meeting European consumer demands for more sustainably produced food,” added Wasson. 

Apart from offering protectant control, Inatreq also provides revolutionary biology performance with its unique target site for Septoria. It also provides farmers with a new tool to help control the disease with its no cross-resistance technology to existing cereal fungicide chemistries. Through this product, the farmers in France will also be able to benefit from its flexible application characteristics and broad-spectrum performance. 

This revolutionary product has an active substance that also protects bananas from the key disease Black Sigatoka. There are several countries in the world including Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Ivory Coast, and Panama, where the product like Kyventiq fungicide with Inatreq have been registered for use on bananas. 

Corteva Agriscience has been a pioneer in preserving and protecting the interests of farmers across the world. The company is a global leader in providing solutions for a balanced and diverse mix of seed, crop protection and other solutions related to maximization of productivity and yield. With a worldwide presence, the company is actively working on making collaborations with other organizations and government bodies to put its contribution to the world of agriculture.

The farmers can avail of the product