New provisions on pesticides defined by the ministry of agriculture.
The Ministry of Agriculture of China announced at the news release conference held on December 19th, 2007 that it will soon issue 6 new provisions on pesticides. "To reduce pollution to agricultural products." Wang Shouchong, an official from the Ministry of Agriculture, explains, "A good management way has to...

Organic adventures.
Last January, I made a resolution to eat more veggies (and consume fewer pesticides). To make it happen, I've employed two basic strategies: 1) make a weekly pilgrimage to the farmers' market; and 2) buy more organic food every time I go to the grocery store. Because...

Overview of Divisional Programs.
OVERVIEW OF DIVISIONAL PROGRAMS GENERAL SYMPOSIUM Friday, February 23 Location: Bost Auditorium South 11:45 OBESITY AND THE RESHAPING OF AMERICA SPONSORED BY: DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL AND PLANT SCIENCES AND DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AGRICULTURE AND PLANT SCIENCE Friday, February 23 Friday Morning LOCATION: Hunter Henry Ballroom B Abstracts pp...

Registrations for chemicals exported to China.
There are considerable laws and regulations related to China's supervision and administration of chemicals today. In terms of international conventions and treaties, they include the "Convention Concerning Safe in the Use of Chemicals at Work" (International Convention No. 170), the "Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer"...

Pesticides in colas again.
NEW DELHI: The pesticides controversy in colas resurfaced again on Wednesday, with the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) announcing a new study which alleged the presence of a eIupesticide cocktaileIN in 11 brands of soft drink giants, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. The CSE said that the new...

HydroPoint Secures $19M in Series C Financing.
Proven Leader in Smart Irrigation to Expand Turnkey Services Offering PETALUMA, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., provider of market-leading WeatherTRAK(R) water management systems, today announced the closing of $19 million in private equity financing. The Company's series C round was led by RockPort...

Pesticide market in 2004.
The pesticide market in China has gradually developed into a buyer's market in recent years and the competition is extremely fierce. The overall trend of the pesticide market in 2004 will be as follows: Fiercer competition The long-time monopoly of the pesticide market by agricultural...

Reduction and elimination of POPs.
At a project inception workshop held in Beijing on June 26th, 2006, the Convention Implementation Office (CIO) of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) jointly launched the Preparatory Phase (PDF-B) of a project funded by the Global Environment...

GE's Silwet Silicone Super Spreader.
AS part of its ecomagination * initiative, GE is taking the lead on this challenge with innovative Silwet * Silicone Super Spreader additives that can help save millions of liters of water annually. "As a global leader in innovative materials science, GE Advanced Materials is investing to help our...

Ramadoss dodges pesticola issue.
NEW DELHI: After eluding the Lok Sabha, health minister Anbumani Ramadoss then dodged the issue of pesticides being found in soft drinks. The only assurance he gave, in a statement tabled in the House, was that the government would treat the issue with eIuutmost seriousnesseIN and take all necessary...