March 25, 2026

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Australia - Sorghum research alliance seeks step changes in crop performance

March 24, 2026

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Le Japon va renforcer les contrôles à l'exportation de ses variétés de plantes (NHK)

March 23, 2026

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IRRI, experts say recalibration of policies and incentives is crucial for India’s rice sector

Australia - Trials get the measure of Sclerotinia impacts

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)  almost doubles seed production target to 3,500 tonnes for 2026-27 (The Hindu)

Mainstreaming traditional varieties and on-farm conservation of crop diversity for sustainable finger millet cultivation in Odisha, India (Nature)

China - Oilseeds and products, annual report

China - Grain and feed, annnual report

March 20, 2026

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Japan invites public comments on the revision of the risk assessment guideline of genetically engineered foods foods (seed plants)

Australia - Spotlight on Rijk Zwaan's heat-tolerant varieties

Chinese seed industry cases featured on international plant variety protection platform (China Daily)

Scientists uncover plant ‘cold switch’ that could reduce costly spring frost losses (Farmtario)

Vietnam - Le marché des semences végétales doit être strictement contrôlé (Vietnam.vn)

Gene identified that could triple wheat yields

March 19, 2026

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OzBarley: A genetic and phenotypic data resource capturing the Australian barley breeding history (Nature)

Australia - More sorghum but fewer wholegrains in breakfast cereals

March 18, 2026

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What the world can learn from Asia’s flourishing seed sector (Eurasia Review)

World first hybrid grass breakthrough could open new doors for future pastures (Scoop)

March 17, 2026

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Bangladesh advances climate-smart rice systems to address growing production risks

Pakistan - Government plans use of AI to develop improved crop varieties (APP)

Pakistan’s industrial tomato sector (Tomato News)

Hyperseeds: Embracing AI to find solutions for New Zealand's seed industry

Australia - Top tips for effective canola establishment

March 16, 2026

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India - Banaras Hindu University (BHU) licenses new high-yield rice variety MMSD-1 to boost agricultural production (The New Indian Express)

Biofortified wheat tackling nutritional deficiencies, improving livelihoods in Pakistan, experts say (The News)

March 13, 2026

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Western Australia - The Western Crop Genetics Alliance is celebrating its tenth anniversary, with the Cook Government committing more than $3 million for another decade of collaboration with Murdoch University to continue driving new frontiers in genetics research

Australia - Classification: Malting barley evaluation update

March 12, 2026

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From Inner Mongolian fields to wild sunflowers to the Crop Trust

Driven by vision: Shambavi Agri Seeds collaborates with Cimbria to establish its own seed processing line

University of the Punjab signs an agreement with Pesticon Seeds for the commercialisation of hybrid rice seed developed in collaboration with Wuhan University, China (Dawn)