Month: October 2017

Keywords: China , Grain output China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Monday estimated that the country’s grain output will surpass 600 million tonnes in 2017, indicating another year of bumper harvest. Earlier official data showed China’s grain output dipped in 2016 as its planting area shrank and per unit yield edged down. National grain output stood at… Continue reading China set to see another bumper year for grain output

China’s “Father of Hybrid Rice” Yuan Longping receives an interview at an experimental field of ‘giant’ rice in Jinjing Township of Changsha County, central China’s Hunan Province, Oct. 16, 2017. A new kind of rice that can grow to a height of 2.2 meters has been introduced to China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences institute… Continue reading China introduces two-meter high ‘giant rice’

Keywords: Oklahoma State University , Wheat , Breeding , Protein Oklahoma State University wheat breeder Brett Carver does not resemble the stereotypical image of a mad scientist at work. He and the rest of the OSU Wheat Improvement Team is an interdisciplinary team of researchers. They display mad skills when it comes to fulfilling their charge… Continue reading Breeding wheat varieties for protein? Not so fast

Agrochemical sales would grow 17% in volume in Argentina this year with the investment in technology by farmers, said Sebastian Calvo, president of Red Surcos. According to Calvo, the financial gain does not follow sales figures because of an approximately 15% fall in prices in the market. The elimination of export taxes also radically changed… Continue reading 17% jump in agrochemical sales predicted in Argentina

Keywords: Mutation breeding , Indonesia , Soybean , Gamma irradiation Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture last month selected an improved soybean variety developed using nuclear techniques as the basis for its national self-sufficiency plan, which aims to increase food security in the country. Tempeh, made of fermented soybeans, is a national staple, usually consumed with rice and… Continue reading Indonesia selects nuclear-bred soybean variety for mass production

Keywords: China , Import , Vegetable seeds The government will continue to introduce seeds from abroad. That is to improve supply of agricultural products in the country, the Ministry of Agriculture said on 13 October. Out of the 350 major agricultural products available in the market. About a third of them were introduced from abroad,… Continue reading China to continue importing seeds, says Ministry of Agriculture

Keywords: China , Pakistan , Rice Pakistan is likely to witness a revolution in paddy production in next couple of years because of Chinese cooperation with the government and private sector in the field. While the modern hybrid rice varieties are already being sown over 1.5 million acres of land in Sindh, the seed is all… Continue reading Chinese seed could make Pakistan a major rice producer

Keywords: Modern Agriculture , Emerging Tech Trends , Farm By Hugh Grant,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Monsanto Our planet faces unprecedented food security challenges. Some estimate that we will have to grow twice as much food in the next 30 years as we do today to keep up with demand while using fewer resources. I’ve… Continue reading The Next Wave of Modern Agriculture: Putting Emerging Tech Trends to Work on the Farm

Keywords: University of Adelaide , Hybrid wheat , Breeding , Gene Australian researchers at the University of Adelaide have identified a naturally occurring wheat gene. When the gene turned off, eliminates self-pollination but still allows cross-pollination – opening the way for breeding high-yielding hybrid wheats. Published in the journal Nature Communications, and in collaboration with US-based… Continue reading Researchers identify gene to help hybrid wheat breeding

Brazilian farmers will likely produce a smaller amount of corn and soy in 2017-18 due to less favourable weather than the prior crop year, food supply and statistics agency Conab said on Tuesday. In its first forecast for the 2017-18 crop, Conab estimated Brazilian total grain production at between 224.1 million tonnes and 228.2 million… Continue reading Brazil’s 2017-18 grain output may drop due to weather