With wheat consumption is on the rise in Indonesia, the country might soon be in a position to resolve its self-sufficiency target for rice, according to a new report by Rabobank.
France has said ‘no’ to GM maize, scientists in Pakistan have called for urgent action on climate change, bumper grain yields have been recorded in South America and the Caribbean, GrainCorp is expecting losses after droughts and Adexar has been approved...
This month, President Obama signed the 2014 Agriculture Act into law, ending a multi-year battle over the contentious piece of legislation. The US-based National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) was one of the organizations that applauded the bill’s...
Navigating the challenges of growing global demand for wheat, better food security through ag technology, nutrient-dense einkorn wheat re-enters the limelight and a new dataset for tracking climate change.
The European Parliament’s Greens Group has threatened to bring a motion of censure against the Commission if it goes ahead with authorisation of GM maize variety 1507 for cultivation, after just five of 28 member states voted in favour earlier this week.
Wheat with an elevated resistance to yellow rust disease, analysis of non-biological solutions to aflatoxin contamination, crops that naturally adapt to changing weather conditions, little change in European maize yields as temperatures increase.
Monsanto is pressing ahead with field tests on herbicide-tolerant wheat, but commercialization isn't round the corner, its head wheat technologist says.
M&G Exclusive: Interview with Jennifer Shaw, Syngenta's head of sustainability
Frustration builds over Canada’s grain backlog, more delay for Ardent Mills, five companies sign on for UK's eGrain passport pilot, India’s support program for wheat growers is hurting the global trade and China imports more grain in 2013.
A majority of EU member states voted against approving a genetically modified (GM) maize variety for cultivation in Europe at a Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday – but the Commission may still approve the crop under EU rules.
University of Adelaide researchers have been using nanotechnology and the fossils of single-celled algae to develop a novel chemical- and resistance-free way of protecting stored grain from insects.
DuPont and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have announced an agreement to extend its Advanced Maize Seed Adoption Programme and improve global food security.
China takes cautious approach to GM corn, Tiger Brands buys a second mill in Kenya, DuPont gets go-ahead on new insect control in US and the HGCA calls for crop committee candidates.
