agriculture
China, Nigeria Team Up to Boost Agricultural Production
Steve M.C. | | Dec 08, 2016 04:10 AM EST |
China is seeking to create a trademark in Nigeria's agricultural sector through a partnership between China and Nigeria aimed at improving food production in the region.
US Files WTO Case Against China Over Farm Subsidies
Rina S. | | Sep 15, 2016 12:25 PM EDT |
The US is mounting pressure on China after filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over subsidies provided to wheat, corn, and rice farmers.
China Supports Push for use of Genetically Modified Soybeans
Charissa Echavez | | Aug 11, 2016 07:38 AM EDT |
China is backing the commercialization of genetically modified soybeans over the next five years, as it attempts to improve its agriculture industry by increasing crop output as the top soy importer and consumer of the world.
New Startup Uses Technology to Solve China’s Agricultural Concerns
Phenny Lynn Palec | | Jul 15, 2016 12:10 PM EDT |
A Beijing-based tech startup called Gago is currently addressing some of China's agricultural problems with the power of technology.
China Expects 140 Million Tonnes of Grain for Summer Harvest
Charissa Echavez | | Jul 04, 2016 10:56 AM EDT |
China is expected to harvest 140 million tonnes of grains in summer this year, the country's agriculture minister revealed in an interview with People's Daily on Sunday.
Aegean Descendants Start Framing Survival in Europe, New Study Says
Staff Reporter | | Jun 07, 2016 02:36 AM EDT |
A new study suggests that first European farmers migrated from modern-day Greece and Turkey and uses farming as a new strategy for survival.
Drone Maker DJI Sets up Agricultural Services Network
J.B. Cach | | Mar 22, 2016 03:36 PM EDT |
Shenzhen-based drone maker DJI Innovation Technology Co has revealed that it is currently setting up a network to promote and support the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (or drones) in agriculture.
China to Enhance Integrated Development, Agricultural Investment in Rural Communities
Charissa Echavez | | Jan 28, 2016 06:06 AM EST |
China on Wednesday announced plans to further rural development by increasing the allocated budget for the agricultural sector and augmenting farmers' income by boosting integrative development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries
Chinese Farmers Caught Illegally Planting GM Crop
Eva Etha Marie Monares | | Jan 07, 2016 12:07 PM EST |
Environmental group Greenpeace on Wednesday said that in China's northeast farmers are unlawfully planting and growing genetically modified corn.
Beijing Vows to Protect China's Food Security, Ensures Agricultural Reforms
Carlos Castillo | | Dec 26, 2015 09:53 PM EST |
The government of China reiterated on Friday its commitment to provide adequate supplies of food for the country's 1.4 billion-strong population, vowing more public and private investments in rural and agricultural development to ensure a stronger, more efficient and competitive Chinese agriculture sector.
Obama to Save Honeybees, Disregards Toxic Pesticides
Marco Foronda | | May 20, 2015 06:28 AM EDT |
The U.S. government plans to save the honeybees, but fails to address the widespread use of toxic pesticides.
China, Myanmar Sign Deals Worth $7.8 Billion
David Curry | | Nov 15, 2014 11:57 AM EST |
In a move to cooperate better with its neighbors, China has announced $7.8 billion in deals with Myanmar, covering energy, agriculture, telecommunications, infrastructure and finance.
China Pilots Expanded Agricultural Reforms On Land Ownership And Irrigation
Rubi Valdez | | Oct 20, 2014 08:53 AM EDT |
Agricultural reforms in China are seeing the light of day as the government pilots for greater property rights allowing farmers to reap the benefits of advanced urbanization drive.
Protein Found in Insect Blood Helps Pests' Immune Responses
Marc Maligalig | | Oct 15, 2014 03:18 PM EDT |
Michael Kanost, a university distinguished professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, together with his colleagues from Kansas State University, found that protein molecules in the blood of insects function as their immune systems by binding to the surfaces of pathogens to identify infections in their body.
Swiss Researchers Describe Evolution of Extreme Parasites
Marc Maligalig | | Oct 14, 2014 08:00 PM EDT |
Zoologists from the University of Basel in Switzerland have discovered Mitosporidium daphniae, a new species of parasite that illustrates the missing link between an extreme group of parasites and fungi, shedding light on the evolution of the disease-causing parasites in animals and humans.
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