Month: November 2017

According to the recent data on the import and export of China’s crop seeds from January to September 2017 issued by the China Seed Trade Association (CNSTA) in 2017, the import and export of crop seeds increased in 2017, both in terms of export volume and export value. According to statistics, from January to September… Continue reading Seed exports increased export reduction

Keywords: India,agriculture,technology Farmers in Devanakonda mandal in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh are dependent on the rains. The area is not irrigated. The farmers are relatively poor, with landholdings of 2-3 acres each, and grow crops like groundnut and cotton. Groundnut yields depend a lot on when it is sowed. It’s best sown when there is… Continue reading Technology is beginning to transform Indian agriculture

Keywords: Breeders, Shelf life, Inputs, Plant habits, Garden Performance Breeders face the difficult task of bringing new spring annuals to market that offer the whole package ─ production ease for the grower, shelf appeal for the retailer, and success for the end consumer. Here’s are five characteristics they look for in the new annuals they introduce,… Continue reading Five characteristics breeders want in top-performing spring annuals

“When the original water wearing rain boots, iron latte waiting for the water, a little afraid to let go, often need overnight waiting.With drip irrigation facilities, water and then no trouble, and only need to go to the ground to open the valve on the line.” Recently, Hu Fengmei, a worker at the Bezidak Farm… Continue reading Comprehensive benefits of water-saving agriculture in Xinjiang significant

Keywords: China, US, Soybean, Import China will commit to buy more U.S. soybeans during President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week, a U.S. industry official said, underlining the importance of trade in farm goods even as tensions grow between the world’s top two economies. China is the world’s biggest soybean importer and the U.S. is… Continue reading China to pledge more US soy imports during Trump visit

Keywords: Seed industry, China The middle kingdom is currently the second largest seed market in the world, right after the USA. The annual planting amount of seeds is accounted by 12.5 million tonnes, granting a market value of USD17.2 billion. China has achieved great success in the promotion of reform and innovation in the seed industry.… Continue reading Seed industry in China is prospering, despite facing challenges

Australia’s first National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre launched November 1 thanks to a multi-million dollar joint initiative between Hort Innovation and Western Sydney University. The Centre will produce the next generation of horticulture experts, and help the nation’s fresh vegetable growers tap into the very best research and the latest practices in protected cropping. Officially… Continue reading New research center to help drive AUS horticulture

Keywords: Australian Plant Phenomics Facility, China The Australian Plant Phenomics Facility’s (APPF) Dr Trevor Garnett is delighted to have been invited as a feasibility evaluation expert to review the Nanjing Agricultural University’s (NAU) plans for a new high-tech Phenotyping Research Centre later this month. While in Nanjing, China, Dr Garnett will also give a talk at… Continue reading China taps into Australian plant phenomics expertise

Keywords: Brazil, China, soybean, import, production Brazil is expected to win a larger share of China’s soybean imports in coming months, hitting U.S. exporters during the peak marketing season for their most valuable farm product as the world grapples with a fifth consecutive bumper crop. China is expected to buy about five million tonnes of soybeans… Continue reading Brazil cuts into U.S. soybean market share in China

On the 2nd from the Guangzhou Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau was informed that the council area in the first ten months of this year added more than 30 varieties of exported vegetable seeds, are the first time in Guangdong Province for export, some for the first time the country’s exports. It is learned that… Continue reading Guangzhou Port added more than 30 varieties of exported vegetable seeds in October