Month: August 2017

Hubei is the main battlefield of the national poverty alleviation, there are Dabie Mountain, Wuling Mountain, Qinba Mountain, Mogu Mountain 4 concentrated contiguous areas, 37 poor counties (of which 25 poor counties), 4821 poor villages, 5.9 million poor population. In 2016, the province relies on the development of tea and fruit and other special industries,… Continue reading Hubei: agricultural industry to carry out the poverty alleviation “beam”

Keywords: cotton bollworm , cotton planting areas , China On 5 July, 2017, the National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center (NATESC) of China updated a piece of information. It says the volume of left first-generation cotton bollworms in most regions of North China, West China and Huanghuai Region is high. Considering the favorable weather conditions in June,… Continue reading China’s NATESC warns about worsening harm by second-generation cotton bollworms

Keywords: Hybrid rice , Africa , AfricaRice Africa has tremendous agricultural potential. It is often described as a continent of paradoxes. Rice statistics reveal one such paradox. The continent’s average rice yields, estimated at about 2 tons per hectare (ha). Yet, Egypt, in northern Africa, has one of the highest national average rice yields worldwide, with… Continue reading The hybrid alternative for Africa

According to Safra & Mercado, Brazilian soybean acreage in 2017/18 season will hit a record high of 33.7 million hectares, according to Brazil’s Economic Value Report on July 25. However, the impact of unfavorable climatic factors, Brazil’s national soybean production will drop 0.2 percent to 113 million tons per hectare of production from 2016/17 3378… Continue reading China’s demand and other factors to stimulate the Brazilian soybean acreage record high

Keywords: Paraguay , Brazil , wheat , crop Two weeks ago the wheat crop in Paraguay was severely damaged by very cold temperatures that were as low as -6°C (21°F). These were the coldest temperatures registered in areas of Paraguay since 1975. According to the Paraguayan Cereal and Oilseed Exporters Association (Capeco), loses of the winter… Continue reading Cold weather impact wheat crop in Paraguay and Brazil