Month: October 2017

Keywords: GMO , Corn , Methionine US scientists have found a way to genetically engineer corn to produce an amino acid contained in meat. It boosted the nutritional value of one of the world’s most important crops. The process involved inserting a bacterial gene that causes corn to make methionine, a crucial nutrient for the health… Continue reading US scientists engineer corn to boost protein

Keywords: China , rice China has developed a new kind of rice free from cadmium pollution. The project led by Yuan Longping. He is known as China’s “Father of Hybrid Rice,”.  The project has passed examination and evaluation by a panel from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Ministry of Agriculture on Sept 29.… Continue reading China develops new rice strain to avoid heavy metal pollution

This year, the performance of commodity differentiation, industrial metal among the biggest gainers, while energy, agricultural products decline.   CITIC Securities Research Department macro group analyst Zhu Jianfang, Cui Rong that this reflects the rise of some commodities more from the dollar and China-related supply side of the reform, the demand does improve but not… Continue reading Agricultural products are expected to become the winter “winner”

Keywords: China , increasing demand , organic food , fresh food , safe food China’s government has set ambitious goals to improve the sustainability of its vast agricultural sector. But farmers won’t adopt sustainability practices unless new technologies also increase their profits. Meanwhile, important factors are intensifying the urgency of the problem in China: • There… Continue reading How China can support its increasing demand for organic, fresh, and safe food