Agrochemicals
Agrochemicals are chemicals, such as a pesticide or fertiliser that are used in agriculture.
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What is sustainable intensification?
New approaches to agriculture are required if we are to reduce the environmental impacts of farming while also feeding more people with a sufficient…
Growing palm oil with less fertiliser and herbicide
The initial results of an experiment on palm oil plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia, suggests that using less fertiliser on palm oil plantations and…
Beyond the label: assessing the spectrum of practices in French organic vegetable farming
Antonin Pépin is a PhD candidate at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRAE) and at the Technical Centre for Fruits and…
Methane emissions from the US ammonia fertiliser industry
Methane emissions from ammonia fertiliser manufacturing plants (which use natural gas as a feedstock and energy source) in the United States are…
Robotic weeders could replace herbicides
This feature in the New Food Economy explores how autonomous weed-picking robots could replace herbicides and tackle weeds that have become…
The impact of high crop prices on the use of agro-chemical inputs in France
Biofuel policies have been a major driver of rising prices for biofuel crops around the world, such as rapeseed, corn and soy. In this paper…
