The Singaporean government has pledged US$50.4mn to aid farmers in transforming their farms and nurseries into high-tech, productive plots
Agriculture
Scientists sequence reference genome of oilseed rape plant
Scientists from France’s INRA, Genoscope and University of Evry, in collaboration with international teams, have sequenced the reference genome of the oilseed rape
Russia asks ASEAN nations to increase agri exports
Russia has called for increased agricultural product exports from the ASEAN region, according to local reports
Vietnam grants licences to cultivate GM corn
Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has granted licences to four genetically modified (GM) corn varieties to be used for both human consumption and animal feed
New water-saving irrigation system tested in China
Scientists have successfully tested a new water-saving irrigation technology in the growing area of Hami in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region