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Scientists laid bare the genetic codes of African rice and a type of wild tomato, data they said should help breed more resilient crops.

• 29 июля 2014, 01:11

South Korea announced it would scrap rice import caps from next year, but said high tariffs would be imposed to prevent a damaging surge that would hurt local farmers.

• 18 июля 2014, 11:52

Kazakhstani lawmaker Kozhakhmet Baimakhanov believes Kazakhstan can meet the demand for rice and flour without importing the goods.

• 05 апреля 2014, 22:26

A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human civilization, a study said Tuesday.

• 10 декабря 2013, 14:25

Japanese biotechnologists on Sunday said they had developed a rice plant with deeper roots that can sustain high yields in droughts that wipe out conventional rice crops.

• 05 августа 2013, 16:45

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said Sunday the west African country would ban rice imports from 2016, in a bid to boost demand for local produce and move towards self sufficiency.

• 17 июня 2013, 12:21

Scientists have successfully bred a rice variety that is salt-tolerant, which could enable farmers to reclaim coastal areas rendered useless by sea water.

• 17 апреля 2013, 10:22