February 20, 2026

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Australia - Confidence grows in early-sown sorghum

BASF and Corteva introduce Clearfield mustard production system in India (Global Agriculture)

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) strengthens fodder security with national release of 3 oat varieties (The Times of India)

Shandong Agricultural University researchers redefine Green Revolution genes for modern wheat 

Kazakhstan expands seed breeding capacity with new processing plant (Fertilizer Daily)

Kashmir scientists develop wheat varieties to solve crop cycle issue (The Hindu)

UPL bets on seed unit IPO, supply-chain tweaks to trim debt (Bloomberg)

New Zealand - Modern seed cultivars deliver reliable results

February 19, 2026

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Golden crop lifts barley yields in Central Queensland

February 18, 2026

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Australia - Cereal Rust Report, Volume 22 Issue 1, February 2026

Moving biopesticides through plants opens new opportunities

Stacking the genetic deck: How some plant hybrids beat the odds
Choque genético: Cómo algunos híbridos reordenan su ADN para evitar la letalidad genética

February 17, 2026

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Australia - National Variety Trials to create value beyond variety selection

GRDC decision near on Chickpea Breeding Australia operator (Grain Central)

February 16, 2026

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China enters new era in patent protection for plant-related inventions (Mondaq)

February 13, 2026

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China - Planting seeds, annual report 2025

Cultivating the future in Vietnam: Why protecting new plant varieties matters

Seeds of partnership between the Netherlands and Kyrgyzstan - In Bishkek, the forum “The Future of Seed Production in Kyrgyzstan: Quality, Innovation, Partnership” took place on 13 February 2026

Western Australia trials legumes as manure crops

February 12, 2026

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Shandong Agricultural University researchers redefine green revolution genes to boost wheat yield potential

Scientists fine-tune rice gene to fight sheath blight

Wheat for the world: CIMMYT scientist honored as global research delivers local impact - Velu Govindan, CIMMYT Principal Scientist and Wheat Breeder, is visiting Australia to deliver the Derek Tribe Address, advancing climate resilient and zinc enriched wheat to strengthen global food and nutrition security

February 11, 2026

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Australia approves commercial sale of GE purple tomatoes

China enters new era in patent protection for plant-related inventions (Lexology)

February 10, 2026

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The Philippines - 7 provinces to get high-zinc rice in child-focused program

Malawi marks agricultural first with early-maturing vegetable pigeonpea to boost food and nutrition security - A World Pulses Day milestone

World Pulses Day 2026 - Beyond rice

Bringing next-generation CIMMYT wheat varieties to farmers - CIMMYT’s Accelerated Genetic Gains in Wheat project is driving the adoption of heat- and rust-resilient wheat varieties through participatory trials with farmers in Central India

February 9, 2026

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ICARDA strengthens India’s pulse research ecosystem with the Inauguration of Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP) facilities in Amlaha

East-West Seed recognised in India and the Philippines for translating innovation into farmer impact