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CROP PROTECTION

Sirtaki® 360 CS, from Sipcam Nichino, controls

sugarcane weeds

Introduced into the Brazilian market around three years ago,
the herbicide-graminicide brand Sirtaki® 360 CS, from Sipcam
Nichino, has surprised experts with its high level of control of
highly complex sugarcane weeds. According to the company,
evaluated in three reference regions for sugarcane production
in São Paulo, the solution delivered above average results, com-
pared to other treatments. Around Piracicaba, for example, the
technology brought 93% to 95% e!ectiveness in controlling bra-
chiaria grass, well above one of the producer's standard treat-
ments, which recorded indicators between 88.3% and 88.7%
. In areas of Araras, observed in the management of the same
invader, Sirtaki® 360 CS achieved an e"cacy of 99% to 100%,
compared to 93% to 96.7% of the standard.
In Sertãozinho, reports Sipcam Nichino, the analyzes focused on
the invasive mombaça grass, brachiaria grass and viola strings. In
this region, in all the tests, the new herbicide transferred control
of the order of 80% to 100%, equally superior to standard treat- ent is inserted into smaller microcapsules than traditional ones. “It is a
ments. According to Sipcam Nichino, Sirtaki® 360 CS has recom- revolutionary version, resistant to friction”, adds the marketing man-
mendations for di"cult-to-control invasives: purslane, brachiaria ager of Sipcam Nichino, agronomist Carulina Oliveira. “This character-
grass, crabgrass, colonial grass, marmalade grass, caruru, viola istic gives more precision to the graminicidal action, even on sugar-
string and trapoeraba, among others.
cane straw. Rain does not interfere with the product’s performance,
Encapsulated formulation
on the contrary, it works as an activating agent”, she adds. Created
According to Sipcam Nichino, Sirtaki® 360 CS is described as a sys- in 1979, Sipcam Nichino is the result of the union between the Ital-
temic, selective and pre-emergent graminicide anchored in the ac- ian Sipcam, founded in 1946, specialist in post-patent agrochemicals,
tive ingredient clomazone. For the company, the launch of the so-
lution in the country opened a new era in relation to the so-called and the Japanese Nihon Nohyaku (Nichino). Nichino became Japan's
encapsulated formulation (CS), in which the herbicide active ingredi- #rst agrochemical company in 1928. Circle 8 on enquiry card

FAO and EU launch 15 million euro project to
boost sustainability of s forestry sector

The Food and Agri- “The European Union
culture Organization of takes pride in its ongoing
the United Nations (FAO) commitment to signi#-
has launched a 15 mil- cantly invest in advancing
lion euro ($16.29 million) Uganda's commercial for-
project funded by the Eu- estry industry. By leveraging
ropean Union (EU) to help the collaborative e!orts of
Uganda’s forestry sector the Team Europe Forestry
Partnership and providing
contribute more sustain- supplementary funding for
ably to the economy and the processing and market-
the environment. ing of wood products, the
The #ve-year Sustain- EU is dedicated to foster-
able Wood-Based Value ing the growth of a robust
Chains in Uganda initia- and sustainable sector that
thrives both environmen-
tive, to be implemented tally and commercially,” said
by FAO, aims to ensure the EU Ambassador to Uganda,
sustainable supply of legal wood raw material from planted for- Jan Sadek,
ests, enhance the processing capacity and market demand for
wood products and improve the availability of and access to af- The project seeks to increase the quality and value of planted for-
fordable #nance. ests by promoting better practices and more e"cient processing fa-
cilities, which, in turn, will add more value to raw wood material. This
Forests at risk is essential to incentivize the maintenance and expansion of forest
The country’s forests are increasingly at risk from encroach- assets while enhancing livelihoods.
ment, deforestation, illegal timber logging and forest degrada- “This initiative is all about unleashing the potential for Uganda’s
tion. Almost one quarter of Uganda’s land was forest in 1990 but forest resources to contribute more sustainably to inclusive econom-
by 2017 that had nearly halved to only 13 percent. ic growth, global e!orts to address the climate crisis and loss of bio-
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