From Agricultural Waste to Efficient Pesticide: Chinese Research Team Breaks Through Green Production Barrier for Avermectin
Dateline: A recent scientific breakthrough is drawing attention for its potential to revolutionize traditional pesticide production. A research team from the Institute of Plant Protection at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IPP-CAAS) has successfully developed a new solid-state fermentation technique using agricultural waste to produce Avermectin, the world's most significant bio-pesticide. The study, published in the renowned international journal Bioresource Technology, not only opens up new avenues for the valorization of agricultural waste but has also reduced the production cost of Avermectin by 8.38%.