Global agricultural R&D spending steadily increased between 2000 and 2008. (Image source: Eunice/Flickr)
Global agricultural research and development spending in the public and private sectors steadily increased between 2000 and 2008
The global forest products industry is slowly recovering from the economic crisis. (Image source: Joshua Mayer/Flickr)
The global forest products industry is slowly recovering from the economic crisis, with the Asia-Pacific region and particularly China taking the lead
Funds for the Comprehensive Agricultural Development Project will improve irrigation and drainage. (Image source: Lori Ann/Flickr)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a US$200mn loan to improve crop output and farming productivity in some of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) most important grain producing regions
Myanmar is poised to become a major force in the global rice trade. (Image source: IRRI)
With a focus on helping rice farmers reach Myanmar’s production potential, the European Union has pledged a large amount of money and the World Bank recently ended its 25-year hold on grants to Myanmar
The researchers reported that the genome of domesticated watermelon contained 23,440 genes, roughly the same number of genes as in humans. (Image source: mynameisharsha/Flickr)
A consortium of more than 60 scientists from the United States, China, and Europe has published the genome sequence of watermelon which could lead to a more nutritious, tastier and disease-resistant fruit
