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Colombia reduce a cero los aranceles agroquímicos durante dos años

En los próximos dos años y con el objetivo de reducir los costos de producción para los agricultores, algunos fertilizantes y pesticidas tendrán un arancel del 0%. El anuncio fue realizado por el ministro de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural…

Trabajadores del campo evaluados ante posibles enfermedades

En el Valle ya se han monitoreado 751. Cultivadores y trabajadores con alto riesgo de exposición en las áreas rurales del departamento fueron evaluados y monitoreados por la Unidad Ejecutora de Saneamiento del Valle (UESVALLE). Lo que se…

Priority list for pesticide registration in Brazil

In order to speed up pesticide registration in Brazil, Ministry of Agriculture has issued “priority list” for some specifc brands.   After almost 2 years, 45% of the listed brands havent been evaluated.   Priority list evaluation…
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Brazil introduced new bill aiming to reduce registration time for agrochemicals by half

A new legislative bill numbered 3200/2015, introduced at the end of April in the House of Representatives of Brazil, could reduce the registration time for agrochemicals by half. The new legislation aims at modernizing the system of releasing…

Sales of insecticides for corn leafhopper control jump in Brazil

A recent study showed that the sales of pesticides for the control of corn leafhopper (Dalbulus maidis) increased 85% during the 2017-18 season. According to data from the survey, the growth of these sales contrasted with a 15% reduction in…

EFSA overview document on the estimation of non-dietary chemical exposure

The current scientific report aims at providing a document that compiles and summarise relevant information on non-dietary exposure derived from the use of consumer products and via the environment (dust, air, etc.). Leading institutions and…