June 25, 2026

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Ethiopia’s capacity to improve crop varieties for farmers has been boosted by a 5-year breeding modernisation partnership with The University of Queensland

June 24, 2026

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China Agricultural University researchers discover key gene regulating cuticular wax and drought tolerance in sorghum

Texas Tech University, Punjab Agricultural University lead global push for smarter AI-powered crop breeding

Syngenta Group China partners with McDonald’s and McCain for a more sustainable potato supply chain

Australia - Reduced sensitivity to fungicides detected in barley loose smut

June 22, 2026

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Punjab Agriculture University promotes spring groundnut as water-efficient alternative to maize (The Tribune of India)

June 19, 2026

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The next frontier for Nepal’s maize seed sector: from hybrid seed production to accelerated varietal innovation and system transformation

June 18, 2026

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China announces measures to prevent the introduction of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum

Gene switch shapes pepper branching

June 17, 2026

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Plant viruses open new routes for gene editing

Australia - Research explores a canola fit for the north

June 16, 2026

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UK-CGIAR Centre brings together global expertise on gene editing regulation for food security

Beyond rice and wheat: Why India’s next agricultural revolution may come from forgotten crops (AgroSpectrum)

Universitas Gadjah Mada advances local seed varieties to strengthen Indonesia’s national seed industry

Frost is a challenge shaping Australian wheat production

Australia - Trials assess the benefits of vetch

June 15, 2026

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India seeks faster delivery of climate-resilient and healthier rice varieties to farmers

Pakistan moves to liberalise GMO regime with major biosafety reforms (The Nation)

Syngenta signs MoU to be strategic partner in India’s first open-data agricultural ecosystem Annam.AI

Reconfiguring Seed Governance in Japan: A Review of Institutional Transformation from Public Seed Supply to Intellectual Property and Multi-Level Governance (MDPI)

New herbicide-tolerant mustard hybrids need diverse farming plans (The Hindu)

June 12, 2026

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Transforming Nepal’s maize sector through innovation, partnerships, and investment

Scientists discover new gene to help rice “escape” heat, protect yields

Punjab Agricultural University opens state-of-the-art gene bank (The Times of India)

Australia - New cotton variety delivers premium fibre quality benefits to growers

June 11, 2026

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Vietnam - La production de semences de riz en partenariat avec d'autres producteurs permet de tripler les bénéfices de la culture du riz commercial (Vietnam.vn)

Rooted in vision, growing with purpose: East-West Seed’s 2025 Year in Review

ISAAA and MABIC announce 9th Asian Short Course on Agribiotechnology, Biosafety Regulation, and Communication (ASCA9), September 1–4, 2026 in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia

June 10, 2026

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"Cold insurance" for crops: Researchers unlock "on-demand" climate resilience

China’s Supreme People’s court issues guidelines for ascertaining technical facts in cases involving new plant varieties (National Law Review)