January 16, 2026

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Australian OGTR - Consultation on the proposed amendments to the Gene Technology Regulations 2001

Australia - A national effort on Karnal bunt preparedness

GDM projects strong growth in the Chinese soybean seed market

January 15, 2026

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More than 4,000 rice samples from the Philippines have been stored in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway

Shifting from tradition: a Burmese farmer’s strategy for better tomato yields

AI cracks the code for faster, better crops - Hainan's Fan project boosts food security, helps meet national goals (China Daily)

Record demand sees 2026 Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program (AFCLP) expand to its largest cohort yet

Dive deeper into Australian cotton with new CRDC Cotton Course

Australian OGTR - Notification of decision on application DIR 218 – Commercial release of tomato genetically modified for purple fruit colour from All Aussie Avocados Pty Ltd (trading as All Aussie Farmers)

January 14, 2026

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Breeding climate-resilient wheat for Nepalese agricultural system under diverse abiotic stresses using an integrated AMMI, GGE and stress tolerance indices (Nature)

China's Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU) introduces the country's first open-source, vertical large language model (LLM) dedicated to the general agricultural sector (Xinhua)

January 13, 2026

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BASF Agricultural Solutions to acquire biological insect control group AgBiTech

January 12, 2026

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Finding the ‘Goldilocks’ zone of chickpea nodulation

ThaiBinh Seed, 54 ans : Un caractère fort, une progression constante (Vietnam.vn)

January 9, 2026

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Australia - Wheat and barley variety choice can maximise the chance of early-sowing success

La Conférence « Seeds Forum – Tukym 2026 », qui s’est tenue à Astana au Kazakhstan, du 4 au 5 décembre dernier

450-ton freight train brings Gansu seeds to Europe (China Daily)
Un train de marchandises de 450 tonnes amène les graines du Gansu en Europe

China y América Latina refuerzan alianza en semillas (DiarioDigitalRD)

You can’t see it, but it’s saving lives: zinc in staple crops - By embedding zinc enrichment directly into elite wheat lines, scientists are turning a once “hidden hunger” solution into a mainstream breeding breakthrough

January 8, 2026

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What farmers think about using crop biotechnology to boost photosynthesis in rice and potato (Nature)

January 7, 2026

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Innovative direct seeded rice tech debuts in Vietnam

New Zealand Intellectual Property Office - The Plant Variety Rights Journal - January 2026

January 6, 2026

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New rice varieties to boost Philippine harvests by 2027

January 5, 2026

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Government of Nepal scales CIMMYT’s Maize Commercial Model (MCM) 

Pakistan - First speed breeding facility for wheat, pulses inaugurated (Business Recorder)

India - Ministry of Agriculture to introduce Seed Bill 2025 in the upcoming Parliament session to replace outdated 1966 Act (The Financial Express)

New ground for quinoa in Bhutan - An Andean crop spreads across Bhutan, backed by royal decree
La quinua gana terreno en Bhután - Un cultivo andino se extiende por Bhután, respaldado por un decreto real

China y América Latina refuerzan la cooperación en semillas para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria (Agencia Noticias Argentinas)

Vietnam - Institut de recherche sur le riz du delta du Mékong – un pilier du développement des semences pour le secteur agricole (Vietnam.vn)

Seed industry takes root in China's Hainan (Xinhua)