April 6, 2026

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New rice variety fights bacterial flight disease and climate stresses - CSIR and IIRR, Hyderabad has developed ‘Improved Samba Rice’, a bacterial blight disease resistant and diabetic friendly rice (The Tribune)

April 3, 2026

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Trials explore options for broadleaf weed control in chickpeas

BASF Agricultural Solutions completes acquisition of AgBiTech, expanding its biological insect control portfolio
BASF Soluções para Agricultura conclui aquisição da AgBiTech e amplia seu portfólio de controle biológico

April 2, 2026

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East-West Seed Philippines field day spotlights its first red creole hybrid onion

Omics consortium established to supercharge climate-adapted wheat breeding

Vietnam - Plus de 170 000 kg de semences ont été inspectés et certifiés conformes aux exigences de distribution (Vietnam.vn)

Indonesia - Grain and feed, annual report

April 1, 2026

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Scaling low-emission rice through pilot models that showcase the future of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Australia’s plant breeders protection regime: Promoting innovation (IPHQ News)

The International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) announces the formation of a Strategic Advisory Panel to guide seed sector development

International Seed Federation (ISF) Annual Report 2025 out now

New Zealand Intellectual Property Office - The Plant Variety Rights Journal - April 2026

CIMMYT and Uzbekistan strengthen partnership to advance climate-resilient wheat systems

March 31, 2026

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Philippine partners strengthen capacity to detect rice yellowing syndrome with support from IRRI

Syngenta Group reports 2025 full year results

Unlocking designed roots for future cereal crops

Building confidence in a low-emissions future for Australian grain

Australia - Funding boost to drive breakthroughs in cotton industry

March 30, 2026

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ICARDA strengthens India’s pulse research with inauguration of food legume research facilities

March 27, 2026

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Adama reports fourth quarter and full year 2025 results

Japan and IRRI advance low-carbon rice systems through upgraded GHG measurement facility

March 26, 2026

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UPOV launches PRISMA Plus pilot project to streamline plant variety protection at 7th Electronic Applications Meeting

China releases draft guidelines and thresholds for the determination of essentially derived varieties

Faba beans: how deep and early can you go?

Gene-editing regulation roundup, March 2026 (Morrisson & Foerster)

March 25, 2026

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Collaboration in progress at Seed Processing Holland

The Philippines - Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) expands seed distribution, training despite funding delays

The Philippines - Quezon pushes location-specific rice technologies

The processing tomato industry in Inner Mongolia (Tomato News)

Origin Agritech names global crop biotechnology expert Dr. Jian Zhang to Board of Directors; Welcomes return of Dr. Z. James Chen as Chief Financial Officer