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Date:2015/11/02
Chinese legislature to better regulate seed industry DATE:2015-11-02 SOURCE:Xinhua News Agency BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Major revisions to China''s Seed Law began Friday to better regulate the industry, which is second only to the United States. ...
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Date:2015/11/02
China boosts education quality in rural areas DATE:2015-11-02 SOURCE:CNTV In China's newly issued five-year plan, promoting universal education has again become one of the highlights. And improving education quality in rural areas has also seen an in...
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Date:2015/10/30
Vice Minister Qu Dongyu holds work meeting with Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food DATE:2015-10-30 SOURCE:Information Office, MOA Vice Minister Qu Dongyu met Mr. Vassil Groudev, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of Bulgaria, in B...
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Date:2015/10/30
China prioritizes quality, efficient development in five-year plan DATE:2015-10-30 SOURCE:Xinhua News Agency BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- China will prioritize quality and efficient development in the next five years starting 2016, according to a com...
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Date:2015/10/30
What are China''s five-year plans? DATE:2015-10-30 SOURCE:Xinhua News Agency BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leaders are gathering in Beijing to discuss the development plan for the world''s second largest economy over the next five years. At th...
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Date:2015/10/27
Vice Minister Qu Dongyu meets Dutch State Secretary for agriculture DATE:2015-10-27 SOURCE:Information Office, MOA Vice Minister Qu Dongyu met Ms. Sharon Dijksma, State Secretary for agriculture of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and In...
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Date:2016/03/03
March 3, 2016BASF Crop Protection pipeline valued at US$3.3 billionBASF has projected its crop protection pipeline to achieve peak sales of EUR3 billion (US$3.3 million) for products launched between 2015 and 2025. Following its strategy to bring com...
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Date:2015/12/09
December 9, 2015BASF and Evogene to collaborate on developing novel herbicideBASF and Evogene Ltd. had announced the signing of a three-year collaboration for the discovery and development of novel herbicides.Under the agreement, Evogene will utilise...
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Date:2016/02/25
February 25, 2016Chinese investment firm in talks to join ChemChina''s purchase of Syngenta Advanced talks are ongoing for China Reform Holdings Corp to participate in the landmark US$43 billion acquisition of Syngenta AG by China National Chemical C...
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Date:2015/12/09
December 9, 2015DuPont and Dow in talks for potential mergerAdvanced talks for a possible merger between Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. had started, in the midst of a recent escalation of relevant activities in the agriculture sector, the Wall Stree...
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Date:2016/02/24
February 24, 2016DuPont, Dow announces headquarters for new agriculture companyDuPont and The Dow Chemical Company announced the establishing of a corporate headquarters for their independent agriculture company. This follows the successful agreement...
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Date:2016/02/23
February 23, 2016Sales of Cargill crop inputs in Black Sea region to cease by end-MaySeeds, fertilisers and crop chemicals marketed by Cargill Inc. will no longer be sold in its Black Sea market as the corporation downsized operations due to declinin...
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Date:2016/03/11
March 11, 2016Syngenta-ChemChina merger: Syngenta pays lower penalty if agreement breaksSyngenta will pay a lower penalty if it decides to break its landmark merger agreement with ChemChina, a recent prospectus revealed.The initial penalty was US$1.5...
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Date:2016/02/17
February 17, 2016UK body to ban sales and use of chlorpyrifos from April Permits for crop protection products containing chlorpyrifos will no longer be issued by the UK Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) from April 1 this year, Herald Scotland re...
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Date:2016/03/23
March 23, 2016DuPont plans to add Lumisena fungicide seed treatmentDuPont has announced plans to add the next member of the DuPont Lumigen seed sense portfolio.DuPontLumisena fungicide seed treatment, pending US EPA registration, will help deliver im...
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Date:2016/03/11
March 11, 2016China will respond against illegal GM cultivationsChina'sMinistry of Agriculture will act against any unlawful plantings of genetically modified (GM) crops to ensure the safety of public health. Chinese minister, Han Changfu, acknowledg...
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Date:2016/02/02
February 2, 2016 ChemChina to buy Syngenta in historic US$43 billion dealChina National Chemical Corp''s (ChemChina) attempted acquisition of Swiss pesticides producer Syngenta is finally coming to an end. A staggering offer of more than US$43 billio...
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Date:2016/03/21
March 21, 2016Monsanto interested in acquiring Bayer''s crop science unitMonsanto is interested in acquiring Bayer AG''s crop science unit, a deal which could amount to more than US$30 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter.As high in...
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March 9, 2016Monsanto''s Asgrow Roundup Ready soybeans to reach US farmers in MarchSoybean farmers in the US will start receiving their orders of Monsanto''s Asgrow brand Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans this month. The product has been described by th...
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Date:2016/02/03
February 3, 2016EU commits 32.5 million euros for feed safetyThe European Commission has awarded a total of 32.5 million (US$35.5 million) for the years 2016 and 2017, to support the 43 EU Reference Laboratories (EU-RLs) designated for food and feed ...