The Philippines’ National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has stated that the southeast Asian country recorded US$447.2mn in sales of agricultural products in 2014
Agriculture
China’s hybrid rice yield hits record
Chinese researchers have created a record for hybrid rice production with an average yield of 66.7 kg per ha
Vietnam’s rice output forecast at 45mn tonnes this year
Vietnam is expected to produce 45mn tonnes of paddy rice in 2014, up almost 800,000 tonnes over 2013, according to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)
Smartphone app to test seed quality launched in Australia
Australian researchers have developed a new smartphone app to help farmers and exporters test the quality of seed
World to see record wheat production in 2014-15
Global wheat production will rise to a record 717mn tonnes in the 2014-15 season and 0.6 per cent higher than the previous year, UK-based International Grains Council (IGC) said