The deal is expected to bring major benefits to Scotland, with around 70% of seed potatoes exported annually from the UK coming from Scottish farms. The Secretary of State is pictured with Ni Yuefeng, Minister of the General Administration of Customs of China.China’s developing t...

By Think Real - According to the reports by many listed pesticide enterprises, their performance in the first half of 2018 exceeded market expectation. Six companies, namely Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Noposion Agrochemicals Co., Ltd., Lier Chemical Co., Ltd., J...

Reshuffling of Chinese chemical industry to begin from second half of 2018: A variety of chemical production regulation measures have recently been takenVarious regulation measures have recently been announced in the chemical industry across provinces including Jiangsu, Zhejiang,...

Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued an eco-environmental protection guideline covering rural eco-environmental protection, the prevention and control of agricultural nonpoint pollution, as well as the promotion of green agriculture. The issuance...

Photo: P. Ananth KannappanThe American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and China National Seed Association (CNSA) signed a memorandum of understanding in 2012 and renewed their partnership in 2015. Through this partnership the two associations have cohosted over a dozen activities ...

Chinese chemical production and domestic supply have recently fallen into a low season, with more factories shutting down production and carrying out maintenance. Lower production rate has caused continued reduction of stocks. The stocks of the demand side are gradually cleared o...

Rice plants engineered to have fewer stomata—tiny openings used for gas exchange—are more tolerant to drought and resilient to future climate change, a new study has revealed.Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered that engineering a high-yielding rice cultiva...

Following the worldwide prohibition or reduction of the use of paraquat, the equivalent, pyridine derivative diquat, is rapidly rising as one of the best substitutes with great potential for growth.Compared with glyphosate and glufosinate, which have similar business potential, d...