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Plant-parasitic nematodes, known as the "invisible killers" of agriculture due to their concealment in soil, cause approximately 150 billion US dollars in global crop losses annually. These tiny organisms feed on crop roots, blocking the absorption of water and nutrients while predisposing plants to fungal infections, resulting in devastating damage.
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In the second quarter of 2025, a worrying signal emerged from Brazil's agricultural sector: the number of judicial restructuring applications by agricultural enterprises rose significantly, hitting a new high for the same period.
In December 2024, Brazil enacted its first comprehensive regulation specifically targeting biological inputs—Regulation No. 15.070—marking a major breakthrough in the country's biological input regulatory system. Biological inputs, which were previously governed by scattered fertilizer and pesticide regulations, have now been formally integrated into a unified, dedicated regulatory framework.
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Australia's Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) recently officially announced the suspension of product registrations and label approvals for chemical products containing dimethoate for use on three berry crops: blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. This regulatory decision was not impulsive but followed a one-month public consultation process.
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Amid the wave of digital transformation in Southeast Asia's agricultural sector, Thailand, as a core agricultural economy in the region, sees its agricultural output value accounting for over 10% of GDP annually, directly or indirectly supporting nearly half of the population's employment. The modernization of its agriculture is crucial to national economic stability. In recent years, global climate change, intensifying market competition, and farmers' demands for improved efficiency have driven Thailand's agriculture to shift from "experience-based farming" to "data-driven farming". Against this backdrop, the SAP Cloud ERP cooperation project between Sotus International Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Sotus"), a leading Thai agrochemical enterprise, and NTT DATA Business Solutions (Thailand) Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "NTT DATA") has emerged as an industry benchmark for digital transformation. It not only addresses Sotus' developmental bottlenecks but also empowers the upgrading of Thailand's agricultural ecosystem through data innovation.
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Recently, an announcement from New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) has attracted widespread attention. Amid strong public opposition, the authority officially withdrew its previous plan to raise the maximum residue limit (MRL) of glyphosate in some crops and explicitly prohibited the direct use of glyphosate on cereal crops for human consumption. This regulatory shift not only demonstrates the significant value of public participation in food safety governance but also reflects the in-depth balance between agricultural production norms and consumer safety demands.
Nigeria remains one of Africa’s most dynamic and rapidly developing agrochemical markets. While dominated by generic active ingredients, its structure is undergoing profound transformation driven by regulatory adjustments, expanded local manufacturing, and strong headwinds from currency depreciation.
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Coffee holds a pivotal position in the global beverage system, and Latin America stands as the core region for global coffee production, contributing approximately 61% of the world's total output, with South America alone accounting for 50%. As the core coffee-producing countries in the region, Brazil and Colombia dominate the global coffee market like twin stars, exerting a decisive influence on supply and prices.
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Recently, the profit pressure faced by the chemical industry in Latin America has attracted widespread attention. Industry insiders generally point out that excessive imports have become a key factor dragging down the industry's profitability. Under the dual impact of oversupply and low-price trends in the global chemical market, Latin America's petrochemical industry is trapped in a vicious circle of "shrinking local production capacity, continuous surge in imports, and compressed profit margins". Its path to breaking the deadlock requires both short-term protection and long-term transformation.
