May 22, 2025

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Meet APSA’s New Communications Officer: Spun Ngoensritong

Vietnam - Le Thuy : Renforcer la gestion de la qualité des semences forestières (Vietnam.vn)

Adama puts the case for chemical inputs after 'breakthrough' in fungicide innovation (AgTech Navigator)

Temasek sees plant seeds as a game changer to fixing the broken global food system - While demand for pulses is rising, the yield has stagnated in key production regions (The Business Times)

Kazakh scientists develop two new high-yield rice varieties (Kazinform)

May 21, 2025

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Nufarm half year results 2025

Nufarm and ChrysaLabs partner to address barriers in carbon innovation measurement for sustainable aviation fuel production

Australia - Digital crop trials technology guides best input decisions

CIMMYT and WorldVeg unite for better nutrition and farmer incomes
CIMMYT y WorldVeg se unen para impulsar dietas más saludables y mayores ingresos para las y los productores

May 20, 2025

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Sakata Seed Corporation’s subsidiary in Türkiye inaugurates a new research station in Antalya

New East-West Seed facility to bring the next generation of hybrid crops

New Zealand - New Bioeconomy Science Institute to be formed

Global seed sector gathers in Istanbul amid ongoing trade discussions that threaten seed availability and food security

Vietnam - Le milliardaire des semences de riz occidentales : un homme sorti de la pauvreté (Vietnam.vn)

May 19, 2025

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China - New trends for patent examination? Draft amendments to the guidelines of patent examination (Lexology)

Government of India releases two varieties of rice, one variety of mustard, developed by Banaras Hindu University (The Times of India)

India - To enhance self-sufficiency in seed production, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday has approved a proposal to establish a Seed Park (The Hans India)

Looking towards the future of chickpea breeding research

Australia - Triple fungicide resistance detected in Yorke Peninsula barley

Azerbaijan eyes soybeans for strategic food security (AzerNews)

Xinjiang cotton seeds go international (Xhby.net)

May 16, 2025

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Small beans, big benefits

INRAE strengthens its scientific ties with Australia and New Zealand

Grains Australia announces that the barley variety Laperouse has been accredited as malting barley

Genetic diversity matched to different farming system - Tools are being developed to better understand the genetic basis of flowering time and phenology traits in lentils

May 15, 2025

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Save the date: 8th Asian Short Course on Agribiotechnology, Biosafety Regulation, and Communication, to be held on October 13-16, 2025 in Hanoi, Vietnam

Launch of "Chia Tai Experience," a hub for smart agricultural solutions - Aiming to transform Thai rice fields into Fields of Gold

May 14, 2025

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Rijk Zwaan's Australia's Leafy Field Days 2025 in Bacchus Marsh

Biotech’s role in a changing climate

Double the harvest, double the income: intercropping for yield, income and security - In eastern India, smallholder farmers are transforming agriculture through CIMMYT-led intercropping innovations that boost income, improve nutrition, and build resilience against climate risks