t usually takes three years for a grape seed to germinate and bear fruit, and much longer to cultivate an excellent grape variety. Scientists have been searching for fast and simple methods to design ...

China's first reusable and returnable test satellite has successfully returned to earth, bringing back seeds which were treated in orbit. The breakthrough is set to provide an innovative way to tac...

The scientific payloads for space breeding and other sci-tech experiments carried by China's first reusable and returnable satellite, Shijian-19, were delivered to Chinese and foreign users on Thursda...

We've been growing wheat for 10,000 years. In fact, one in five calories consumed by humans today comes from wheat.

HAIKOU, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) plans to establish an influential agricultural science and technology exchange and cooperation platform in south China's...

On Monday, September 23, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., in Meeting Room 9, 2nd floor, Golden Jubilee Administration and Information Center Building

BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese agricultural scientists have developed a new variety of foxtail millet, setting a summer yield record.

Chinese scientists have developed the world's first original biopesticide molecule targeting chitin biological processes, making a significant advancement in the green development of the pesticide i...

The level of green development in China's agricultural sector has steadily improved from 2022 to 2023, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and China A...

Despite recent persistent rain in central China's Henan Province, Shen Jifeng's 600-mu (about 40 hectares) of contracted farmlands in the city of Xinxiang have largely avoided waterlogging. Outfitted...

​Elena Tatomir, general director of the Directorate General for Agricultural Policy at the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Chin...

Over a dozen operators drove harvesters in an orderly manner through a vast wheat field in east China's major breadbasket province Shandong. In just 10 minutes, large areas of golden wheat are reduced...

A collaborative study led by scientists from China and Britain revealed that at least 60 percent of the genetic diversity found in a historic collection of wheat is unused, providing an unprecedente...

This file photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows Wang Guirong observing insects at the Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Shenzhen, ...

Agricultural scientists from 15 countries and several international organizations gathered in Beijing on Wednesday to discuss how to further strengthen cooperation to promote

With the return on Tuesday of the Shenzhou-17 manned spacecraft, a new batch of scientific experimental samples from China's space station have arrived on Earth, including seeds for breeding experimen...

China has abundant germ plasm resources that are crucial for breeding better-performing varieties of barley, a crop widely used in animal feeding, the malting industry and human diet, a Chinese crop s...

Chinese and German scientists are working closely to promote international collaboration on barley research, according to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). Barley, known for its wi...

In the coming decade, China's agricultural sector will witness the full development of new quality productive forces, accompanied by an accelerated pace of agricultural transformation and upgrading, a...

The nation's food yield will grow at an annual pace of 1.1 percent over the coming decade as hunger has risen worldwide, lowering the world's largest food importer's demand for overseas food products,...