A team of Chinese and US scientists have mapped out the genetic code of wheat which will help farmers across the globe to grow much better varieties of the crop soon
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Philippines and Cambodia sign rice supply deal
The Philippines has signed a rice supply agreement with Cambodia that has added Cambodia to a list of leading suppliers of the grain globally
Thailand to set up rice trade zones
The Thai Department of Foreign Trade has outlined plans to set up a rice trade zone project in the east to process Cambodian rice for export to other countries
Thai rice exports to global markets increase
Increasing exports of Thai rice to countries like China, Iraq, the US and and several African nations has resulted in almost a 31 per cent increase in Thailands rice exports
Genetically modified crops gain popularity in China
China has become one of the biggest users of biotech farming with over four million hectares of agricultural land planted with genetically modified (GM) crops currently