China's Tropical Crop Germplasm Resources to Surpass 100,000 Accessions by 2030
On September 1, at the on-site observation event for the protection and utilization of elite germpla...
Laos Uses Nuclear Technology to Improve Rice Variety Saphart 1, Yielding About 20% Higher Production
Laos is improving rice varieties through nuclear technology to address increasingly severe cultivati...
Chinese scientists crack the puzzle of "marriage" between Asian and African rice, ending decades-long confusion in breeding
Why do hybrids of Asian cultivated rice and African cultivated rice exhibit massive pollen abortion,...
Simplot and WinField United to Discontinue Bayer Sales in the U.S.
Simplot will cease distributing or selling Bayer-branded seeds—including DeKalb, Asgrow, and Deltapi...
Alliance One Launches New Tobacco Varieties in Tanzania, Boosting Yields by 30%
Alliance One International, LLC (referred to as Alliance One) announced on August 4, 2026, that it i...
Bayer's Q2 Adjusted EBITDA Reaches €2.144 Billion, Beating Expectations
Bayer released its second-quarter 2026 financial results on August 4. After several quarters of weak...
China Publishes First Catalogue of Essentially Derived Varieties, Marking a Key Step in Seed Industry Innovation Protection
The seed industry has ushered in an important institutional innovation. With the approval of the Sta...
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Strengthens Agricultural Science and Technology Cooperation with Romania
On July 22, Huang Sanwen, President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), met with...
Huazhong Agricultural University in China Discovers Rice Drought Resistance Gene ROAD1
On the evening of July 23, Beijing time, a research team led by Professor Xiong Lizhong at Huazhong ...
Chinese Academy of Sciences team uses AI to design plant immune receptors with nearly 20% success rate
The team led by Gao Caixia at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy o...
Cloning Efficiency Stable at Nearly 100%! Breakthrough in China's One-Line Hybrid Rice Research
A research team led by Wang Kejian from the China National Rice Research Institute has recently succ...
China's Self-Bred Durum Wheat Achieves First Large-Scale Harvest with Yield of 560.68 kg per Mu
China's self-bred durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) achieved its first large-scale field harvest in...
Kazakhstan's National Food Contract Corporation Plans to Build Grain Terminal in Russia
During the international agricultural exhibition "All-Russian Field Day - 2026" held in Russia's Alt...
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Constructs Cucumber Pan-Genome, Identifies 135,000 Structural Variants
A research team led by Professor Zhang Shengping from the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chine...
Northwest A&F University in China Transfers Xinong 1155 Variety Rights for 11.55 Million Yuan
On July 20, Northwest A&F University officially signed an agreement with Shaanxi Agricultural Develo...
Russian Agricultural Center Completes Variety Identification on 94,400 Hectares of Sown Crops in Donetsk
The Mangush Interdistrict Department of the "Donetsk" branch of the Russian Agricultural Center (Ros...
18 Sunflower Hybrid Seed Plots Established in Russia's Lipetsk Region
The Lipetsk Region is advancing sunflower hybrid seed production, with 18 hybrid plots, 1 parental l...
Sino-Japanese Collaboration Develops Low-Cadmium Rice Lines Using Base Editing Technology
Dr. Sheng Huang and Professor Jianfeng Ma from the Institute of Plant Science and Resources at Okaya...
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Nanjing Agricultural University Reveal Regulatory Mechanism of Rice Storage Protein Transport
An innovative team led by Academician Wan Jianmin from the Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Acade...
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Develops New Method for Polyploid Genome-Wide Association Analysis
The Agricultural Genomics Technology Research and Application Innovation Team at the Agricultural Ge...
Dutch Aardaia Secures €5 Million to Develop Nitrogen-Fixing Tuber Crop
Dutch agtech startup Aardaia has raised €5 million (approximately $5.9 million) in a seed funding ro...
Samara Region Showcases New Domestic Breeding Products and Agricultural AI Technology
At a field seminar held on July 8, the Samara Region showcased new domestic breeding products and fu...
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Supports 2026 Summer Grain Output Exceeding 300 Billion Jin for the First Time
On July 10, the National Bureau of Statistics released China's 2026 national summer grain output dat...
China's Zhongke Quanyin Obtains National Invention Patent for AI-Based Breeding Method
Zhongke Quanyin, a subsidiary of China Seed Corporation, has obtained a national invention patent ti...
FAO Inaugural Global Smart Agriculture Conference Held in Rome
Recently, the inaugural Global Smart Agriculture Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization...
Zhang Zhu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Visits Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control for Research
On July 7, Zhang Zhu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Agricu...
Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Fang Zhiyuan promoted over 150 million mu of cabbage varieties
Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Fang Zhiyuan dedicated his life to cabbage breeding. Star...
CAAS Institute of Crop Sciences: Installing an "AI Flywheel" for High-Quality Seed Industry Development
On July 4, during the Global Digital Economy Conference, the 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference ...
In 2026, China's independently bred corn varieties account for 94%, with technology empowering summer grain harvest
China's agriculture is undergoing a transformation from "experience-based farming" to "data-driven f...
Corteva and Arevo Partner to Launch Soybean Seed Nutrition Product in Europe
Corteva has announced a partnership with Swedish crop nutrition company Arevo to include the arginin...