China concluded a rural work conference on Tuesday, vowing to push forward agricultural modernization through reform and innovation.
China's largest grain trader COFCO Corporation will pay 1.5 billion U.S. dollars to acquire a 51-percent stake in the agricultural unit of Singapore-listed supply chain manager Noble Group, Noble said on Wednesday.
Arable land contaminated by heavy metals across China will be withdrawn from agricultural production, said a senior Chinese agricultural official on Wednesday.
Chinese authorities on Sunday issued their first policy document of 2014, underscoring the importance of rural reform
Chinese authorities on Sunday issued their first policy document of 2014, underscoring the importance of rural reform, developing modern agriculture and maintaining agriculture as the foundation of its economy.
China will safeguard national food security and continue to pursue the sustainable development of agriculture
Liu Xueyou, a farmer in central China, suffered losses of 300,000 yuan (47,619 U.S. dollars) last year due to counterfeit wheat seeds he bought on the advice of a so-called "technical consultant" with an agricultural materials company.
Chinese farmers called for better government and social services to reduce risk as their plantation areas expand with much of the rural population migrating to cities for jobs.
Mainland chief negotiator Chen Deming led a business delegation to visit an agriculture industrial park and a high-tech farm in southern Taiwan's Pingtung county on Wednesday, the second day of his eight-day trip to the island.
Myanmar has seen some encouraging foreign engagement in the development of its agricultural sector, in which foreign investment accounts for only 0.43 percent of the total.
The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) has granted 300,000 U.S. dollars of aid to Myanmar to carry out project for agricultural development, official media reported Wednesday.
Employment in South Korea grew the most in 11 months as the government's efforts to create jobs, especially among the elderly, became effective and seasonal factors boosted job creation in the agricultural sector, a government report showed Wednesday.
The challenges in improving global food security are so daunting that no one country or one company can solve them by itself, so the resolution really needs to be collaborative, Dupont Pioneer Vice President Daniel Jacobi said Monday.
A total of 20,536 chickens, ducks, geese and pigeons from a live poultry trading zone in Shanghai were slaughtered after the H7N9 virus was detected there, Shanghai authorities said Friday.
China's first policy document focused on rural issues again this year, as the world's most populous nation strove to guarantee grain security amid rapid urbanization and ensure the well-being of its rural population.
India has started building an advanced center for agricultural research and education in Nay Pyi Taw to train Myanmar agriculturists, official media reported Thursday.
China will look to improve farmers' income growth and reduce obstacles in agricultural development next year, in a bid to boost vitality in rural areas, according to an annual conference.
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