Changzhou Tongtai Biological Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd., a veterinary vaccine manufacturer based in Chinas Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, recently reached an investment intention of RMB120mn (approx. US$18mn) with an investor
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BASF and Proagrica sign agreement to offer interface for farm management systems
BASF and Proagrica have signed a development and operation agreement to bring one of the first farm management system interfaces to market
Improved upland vegetable production with foliar feeding
Foliar feeding using soluble products is an effective method of providing nutrients to a plant and can help to improve the production of upland vegetables from the latest issue of Far Eastern Agriculture, available online from 23rd August
East-West Seed to support on agricultural productivity in Cambodia
East-West Seed has held launching ceremony in Cambodia on 17 August 2017, where it stressed on boosting the productivity and sustainability of the vegetable sector by providing quality seeds and training to the farmers in the country
Genes to confer resistance to multiple plant leaf diseases

The gene appears to confer a small but important disease-resistance effect on corn plant. (Image source: Erica Firment/Flickr)
The researchers at North Carolina State University have found a specific gene in corn that appears to be associated with resistance to two to three different plant leaf diseases