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Agrow is an English language international news, analysis and data service for the crop protection industry.

First published in 1985, Agrow has developed into an online global business intelligence service. It provides daily crop protection news and analysis on fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, seed treatments, GM crops and business news. It also includes Agrow Intelligence, which is a searchable database of profiles of agrochemical active ingredients as well as a patent watch and analysis service. Agrow is part of Informa.

Agrow subscriber base

In 2010, Agrow’s readership has grown to over 8,000 worldwide. Almost half of which are in Europe with large markets also in North America, Asia Pacific and Japan. Agrow is read by managers and executives working across all disciplines in the agrochemical, seeds and biotech industry’s as well as R&D, consultancy and governmental bodies worldwide.

Editors


 * Sanjiv Rana - Editor in Chief
 * Dr Jill Dawson and Jane Sackett (1985-88)
 * Jane Sackett (1988-95)
 * Dr Jackie Bird (1996-2006)

Agrow editorial team

Agrow has an independent editorial team consisting of five full-time writers and five freelance contributors. Headquartered in London, Agrow’s journalists comprise linguists specialising in developments in specific regions of the world. The freelancers are scattered across the globe in the UK, the US, China, Japan, Russia and India to ensure a global emphasis to the latest news stories.


 * "Europe coverage" - Agrow's Europe-based desk covers all the political and regulatory developments that affect the crop protection industry in the 27 member states, other European countries and the Russian Federation.


 * "US coverage" - Agrow's deputy editor, Andy Beer, writes about industry and regulatory developments in the US.


 * "Latin America coverage" - Agrow's reporter, Robert Birkett (fluent in Spanish and Portuguese) covers developments in the Latin American region.


 * "Asia/Australasia/Africa coverage" - Agrow's locally based world coverage focuses on Asia, Australasia and Africa.


 * "Business news" - Agrow's global reporters bring the latest information on financial and business affairs in the agrochemical and agbiotech sectors.


 * "Science desk" - The R&D section tracks the fortune of marketed and developmental pesticidal active ingredients, from field trial data to their passage through the regulatory process. These are compiled in the form of two comprehensive research databases: Agrow Intelligence and Plant Biotech Projects. The service also consists of a Patent Watch


 * "Analyst team" - Agrow's analysts offer an insight into the industry's more significant developments. Their high-level strategic intelligence provides insight and argument on future issues affecting the agrochemical and agbiotech industries.

External links


 * agrow.com homepage of Agrow World Crop Protection News
 * Informa UK Ltd Informa plc is the leading international provider of specialist information and services for the academic and scientific, professional and commercial business communities.
 * Agrow.com/awards The Annual Agrow Awards page