Agriculture

‘Commercial seeds market to touch US$53.32 billion by 2018’

Rapid development of GM seeds is one of the primary factors affecting the growth of the commercial seeds market. (Image source: CIMMYT/Flickr)

The global commercial seeds market will be expected to touch US$53.32bn in 2018 growing from US$34.50bn in 2011, registering a CAGR growth of 6.5 per cent from the period between 2012 and 2018

Japan stresses on biofuels

Corn serves as an important source of biofuel but with a growing rise in food prices, Japan is facing the dilemma of whether to use crops as a source of biofuel. (Image source: Dodo-Bird/Flickr)

The government of Japan has plans to introduce 500,000 kilo litres of oil-based biofuels by 2017 reaching up to 1.8mn kilo litres by 2020 in an attemp to supplement the countrys energy source

China to see bumper garlic harvest in 2013-14

China is expected to see a bumper garlic harvest this year with production set to increase by 35 per cent year-on-year in 2013-14

Algae farming hub to come up in Myanmar

Myanmar may soon have an algae farming hub in Yangon with Nation First International Development Asia (NFIDAsia) Company planning to invest in such a venture at the earliest

Choosing the right fungicide for citrus crops

Citrus growers, who are faced with a wide range of plant diseases, need a ‘one fits all’ fungicide to make spray application programmes as cost effective as possible. (Image source: RFKatzenberger/Flickr)

Choosing the right fungicide for citrus crop is an essential decision that cultivators have to make for ensuring a healthy harvest

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