EFSA gave positive opinion for GM maize from MonsantoApr. 4, 2018

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given a positive safety assessment to the application EFSA-GMO-BE-2015-125 under Regulation (E...

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Nigeria needs to embrace international developments in agricultural productivityApr. 4, 2018

Nigeria’s agricultural development is increasingly becoming a subject of interest, attracting not only the attention of foreign governments...

Australian vine can boost soybean yield, study saysApr. 4, 2018

Growing in its native Australia, the unobtrusive perennial vine Glycine tomentella could easily be overlooked. But the distant relative of s...

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Syngenta India sells part of seed business to Crystal Crop ProtectionApr. 4, 2018

India’s Crystal Crop Protection Ltd has bought three seed brands from Swiss agribusiness Syngenta AG, for an undisclosed amount, the agroch...

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USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture invests in research to develop genetic control of waterhempApr. 2, 2018

The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced a $500,000 grant to University of Illinois researchers in the Departmen...

East-West Seed: Stronger partnerships can catalyze African vegetable marketsApr. 2, 2018

Smallholder farmers are the backbone of food security on the African continent - providing up to 80 percent of the food supply in sub-Sahara...

Kenya's plan to begin cultivating GMO maize remains a pipe dream after state agency makes an about turn and stops the trialsApr. 2, 2018

Kenya will have to wait a bit longer before it can begin commercially cultivating genetically modified (GMO) maize after a plants agency dec...

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What’s behind the label on a bag of seed?Apr. 2, 2018

The seed label, or tag as it is often referred, is like the inside jacket of a novel. It tells you everything that’s important about your b...

Enza Zaden Asia launch high quality vegetable seed production headquarters and logistics hub in MalaysiaApr. 2, 2018

The Netherland-based Enza Zaden Asia Holding Sdn Bhd has officially opened a headquarters and logistics hub at the Penang Science Park in Ba...

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USDA to deregulate GE canola for altered oil profile from BASF Plant Science L.P.Mar. 30, 2018

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a petition fro...

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U.S. farmers expect to plant more soybean acreage than corn acreageMar. 30, 2018

Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant an estimated 89.0 million acres of soybeans in 2018, down 1 percent from last ye...

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GM crops that produce industrial products could be grown in Britain for first timeMar. 30, 2018

Crops which have been genetically modified so they produce industrial products could be grown in Britain for the first time after scientists...

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USDA: No plans to regulate gene-edited plantsMar. 30, 2018

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today issued a statement making it clear that USDA does not regulate, or have any plans to regulate, plan...

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NRGene assembles two soybean genomes for protein & oilMar. 30, 2018

Dr. Henry Nguyen, a Curators' distinguished professor of plant sciences in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food & Natural...

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Hudson River Biotechnology raises seed investment roundMar. 29, 2018

Hudson River Biotechnology (HRB) has raised a strategic investment round, fully funding its current business plan and bringing in a team of ...

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Gro Alliance creates joint venture for nursery services in ChileMar. 29, 2018

CIS Semillas and Gro Alliance announce a joint venture to offer seed nursery services in Chile. The joint venture, CIS Alliance, combines th...

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Brioso RZ, the cocktail tomato with all the right traits, says Rijk Zwaan's Marketing Specialist Johan VisMar. 29, 2018

The cocktail tomato has gained a firm foothold in the tomato category in numerous markets over the years. Consumers rely on this tasty truss...

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Chinese crop breeder Origin announces VP and Head of E-CommerceMar. 28, 2018

Origin Agritech Limited ("the Company" or "Origin") today announced that Ms. Yaya Young will join Origin's senior management team to start a...

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United Genetics: New ideas for better seeds?Mar. 28, 2018

The United Genetics Seeds Co. was established in 1990 by Remo and Norma Ludergnani, specializing in processing tomato genetics. Remo’s vast...

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Onions around the Globe —It’s all about LogisticsMar. 28, 2018

The Netherlands is Europe’s largest onion exporter. 90% of its onion crop is exported and most of Europe’s onion imports are Dutch. In ord...

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BASF launches Bomvoro inoculant for soybean seed treatment in BrazilMar. 27, 2018

BASF has launched Bomvoro in Brazil, which promises to be an effective solution for the efficient treatment of soybean seeds.

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Hybrid seed to propel yields by 20%: AATFMar. 27, 2018

AFRICAN Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) says hybrid seed has the potential to increase crop yields by 20%, which can help militate...