China’s new hybrid rice breed is set to create a world record with an output of 66kg per ha this year, according to a report released
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IRRI’s climate-smart rice reaches 10 million farmers in India
About 10mn Indian rice farmers have been given access to climate-smart rice varieties, which includes flood-tolerant ones, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) announced
Bayer CropScience launches new pesticide to battle nematodes
Bayer CropScience has recently launched its new nematicide that is based on the active fungicide fluopyram, marketed under the brand names Velum and Verango
Cargill launches first cocoa training centre in Vietnam
Cargill has opened the first Cocoa Technology Transfer Center in Vietnam’s Ba Ria Vung Tau for Xa Bang Cocoa co-op and department of agriculture and rural development of Ba Ria Vung Tau Province in April 2014
Myanmar to export 6,000 tonnes of rice to Japan in May 2014
Myanmar has announced that it will export 6,000 tonnes of rice to Japan this month, according to Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF)