The World Bank had loaned the Philippines nearly US$1bn for reconstruction and rehabilitation projects for Haiyan-affected communities. (Image source: Alfred Borchard/sxc.hu)

Filipino farmers have to diversify their crops to make the agricultural sector more resilient to climate change, World Bank said

Longliangyou 1813 was developed by Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture Company Limited. (Image source: HRDC)

China’s new hybrid rice breed is set to create a world record with an output of 66kg per ha this year, according to a report released

Swarna-Sub1 is a flood-tolerant rice variety developed by the Philippines-based IRRI. (Image source: Krista Johanson/sxc.hu)

About 10mn Indian rice farmers have been given access to climate-smart rice varieties, which includes flood-tolerant ones, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) announced

Protecting agricultural crops, e.g. wheat, from plant parasitic nematodes in one of the greatest challenges for farmers today. (Image source: Bayer CropScience)

Bayer CropScience has recently launched its new nematicide that is based on the active fungicide fluopyram, marketed under the brand names Velum and Verango