April 21, 2026

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Südkoreas „National Institute of Agricultural Sciences-NAS“ und JKI unterzeichnen in Jeonju auf gemeinsamen internationalem Symposium Kooperationsvereinbarung

Japan bill to amend the Seed and Seedlings Act proposes stronger plant variety protections - Longer terms, stronger remedies and tighter export measures (Baker McKenzie)

Vietnam - Un agriculteur-chercheur crée une variété de riz parfumé brevetée (Vietnam.vn)

A greater focus on roots during plant breeding could ensure staple grain crops continue to feed the world as recycled nutrients substitute conventional fertilisers in the future, a University of Queensland study has found

GRDC recognizes grains research and industry champions 

April 20, 2026

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Pakistan's cotton crisis deepens amid policy failures and seed quality concerns (ANI)

Identification of a key gene that enables tomato seed germination under high-temperature conditions

April 17, 2026

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Vietnam - Grain and feed, annual report

Indonesia - Oilseeds and products, annual report

Vietnam - Oilseeds and products, annual report

International team takes first steps in mapping wheat biology at single-cell resolution

Gene discovery opens new path for disease-resistant rice breeding

April 16, 2026

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East-West Seed Bangladesh hosts Prime Customer Meet 2026: “Build on Trust, Growing as One”

Australia - Strict quality control underpins National Variety Trials performance

Pakistan - Concern voiced over decline in cotton production (Business Recorder)

South Korea - Grain and feed, annual report

Vietnam - Cotton and products, annual report

April 15, 2026

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IRRI, Department of Climate Change and Environment explore strategic collaboration to advance Thailand’s rice greenhouse gas inventory and reporting

Integration of two genes: A valuable strategy for developing virus-resistant tomatoes - Researchers demonstrate that integration of Ty-1/Ty-3 and Ty-6 resistance genes in tomato plants can confer highly robust resistance to begomoviruses

Japanese startup Culta raises JPY 700 million in Pre-Series A round to build the world’s fastest non-GMO and non-gene-edited crop breeding platform

Australia - Renewed effort to supercharge faba bean breeding and expansion

Vietnam - Cotton and products, annual report

April 14, 2026

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Origin Agritech launches redesigned corporate website to better serve partners, customers, and investors

Novel plant-derived protein puts insect-resistant "armor" on crops (Xinhua)

InterGrain named as partner in faba bean breeding program (Grain Central)

Fungal alliances: New research reveals co-infection dynamics in wheat diseases

April 13, 2026

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Australia - BASF’s new fungicide, Balaya, delivers strong, flexible protection against key crop diseases

Researchers identify key gene for perennial growth in wild rice

Sri Lanka - Grain and feed, annual report

April 10, 2026

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CasY7: An optimized Cas12i system for enhanced genome editing in monocot crops (Wiley)