Meanwhile, ancient China flashes by, an endless patchwork of ... But among the wheat, rice, and rapeseed are plots of herbs tended by thousands of farmers. As the global appetite for herbal ...
Chinese and Swedish researchers have developed a high-yield rice variety that emits up to 70 per cent less methane than normal rice after uncovering how chemicals released by rice roots influence ...
Biosafety certificates for genetically modified (GM) rice and maize issued by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture late last year have prompted a protest from over a hundred intellectuals and ...
Put simply, rice is an important commodity, and nothing has been more instrumental for the explosive population growth in Asia. Once a wild grass, its potential was first realized some 8,000 years ago ...
During the Lunar New Year holiday, China saw a boost in domestic consumption, with 500 million domestic tourist trips, a 5.9 per cent increase from last year. Retail sales, particularly of ...