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Fertilizers & Pesticides
Nitrogen preferred fertiliser for Thai farmers
![More than 63 per cent of the market share was held by nitrogen fertilisers. (Image source: CIFOR/Flickr)](/images/fertiliser-cifor-flickr.jpg)
More than 63 per cent of the market share was held by nitrogen fertilisers. (Image source: CIFOR/Flickr)
Thai farmers have used a total of 2.7mn MT of fertilisers in 2014, and this is expected to reach 3.34mn MT by 2019, growing at a CAGR of more than four per cent
New Zealand to be export base for USA fertiliser firm
![One litre of Sumagrow should be added to 20 litres of water and sprayed on plants, said the company. (Image source: IFPRISouthAsia/Flickr)](/images/fertiliser-IFPRISouthAsia-flickr.jpg)
One litre of Sumagrow should be added to 20 litres of water and sprayed on plants, said the company. (Image source: IFPRISouthAsia/Flickr)
US-based fertiliser manufacturer Bio Soil Enhancers is likely to establish Auckland, New Zealand, as a base to export throughout the Asia Pacific region
Chinese company acquires majority stake in Stockton Group
![Stockton hopes to increase its market presence, thanks to the money from the stake sale. (Image source: Stockton Group)](/images/Stockton%20Group%20Acquisition.jpg)
Stockton hopes to increase its market presence, thanks to the money from the stake sale. (Image source: Stockton Group)
China’s Sichuan Hebang Corporation Limited and Israel’s Stockton Group have entered into an agreement whereby Hebang Group will acquire 51 per cent stake in Stockton Group for US$90mn
New fungicide to fight black sigatoka disease
![The fungicide will not leave any residue in the soil, water or air. (Image source: Neil Palmer/Wikimedia Commons)](/images/Black%20Sigatoka%20-%20Neil%20Palmer%20-%20Wikimedia%20Commons.jpg)
The fungicide will not leave any residue in the soil, water or air. (Image source: Neil Palmer/Wikimedia Commons)
Stockton-Agrimor Philippines, Inc. (SAP) has announced that the Philippine’s Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards has approved the full registration of its new fungicide for banana and plantain