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CHINA - Remarkable achievements have been made in the prevention and control of animal epidemics so far this year, says the Ministry of Agriculture. In the first half of this year, departments of animal husbandry and veterinary at all levels continued the effort to strengthen the ...
BEIJING, July 25(Xinhuanet) -- At the Boomerang pets party in North London's Regent's Park, people are queuing for a new kind of ice cream in the heat. But the mouth-watering treat is not for them, it's for their beloved pets, man's best friend. Soon after the opening of the van, ...
Source: Administrative Office for the Key Special Projects of GMOs This year is of great significance for carrying out the key special projects of breeding new varieties of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). As one of the 16 national key special scientific programs, this one ...
WUSU, Xinjiang Alcohol, music, shows and a competition to win 100,000 yuan for downing a bottle of beer in about three seconds, these are the attractions, along with 30 tons of beer on free flow, at the beer carnival held in the desert oasis city of Wusu, in northwest China's ...
Source: Guangming Daily The Ministry of Health recently announced that China had approved and issued 66 new national standards for dairy product safety, in complete conformity with international standards. According to Guangming Daily, it is undoubtedly a wise move to meet the ...
CHINA - A national commission is drawing up a plan to establish a plan for cold chain logistics of agricultural produce across the country by 2015. On 28 July, in accordance with the Plan to Readjust and Rejuvenate Logistics issued by the State Council, the Development Plan for ...
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu has urged beefing up late rice planting in the wake of floods to ensure a good rice harvest. Hui stressed that soil in the flood-affected regions should be drained as soon as possible. Local authorities should restore damaged farmland to good ...
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- China s worst flooding in more than a decade may cut production of rice, cotton and pork in the largest producer, boosting prices and hampering government efforts to keep inflation under 3 percent, analysts said. The disastrous weather will reduce rice ...
TAIWAN - Grouper farmers are planning to expand their grouper ponds and even fishermen have expressed interest in entering the lucrative market, as demand from China increases. President Ma Ying-jeou predicted that Taiwan will become the largest source of grouper in the world as ...
ROME, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The recovering of poplar forests in Siyang County in Eastern China's Jiangsu Province is benefiting rural life and agricultural activities, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday. Thanks to a joint program launched more than 30 ...
CHINA - Chinese scientists have drawn the world's first whole genome sequence map of oysters, opening new possibilities for raising oyster production and the development of new industrial materials. The genome sequence map was also the first of its kind for both shellfish and ...
China may harvest 196.6 million metric tons of rice this year, the same amount estimated a month ago, the China National Grain & Oils Information Center said. Output of corn, wheat, soybeans and rapeseed may be 168 million tons, 115.1 million tons, 14.5 million tons and 12.6 ...
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu called on local authorities to bolster late rice planting after floods in the nation damaged more than 7 million hectares of farmland as of July 21, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late yesterday. Soil in affected areas should be drained ...
HEFEI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Environmental authorities in east China's Anhui Province Friday warned of the danger of a blue algae outbreak in Chaohu Lake, the country's fifth largest fresh water lake. "The hot weather since late July, the sun light, wind and nitrogen and phosphorus ...
HONG KONG, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety (CFS) Friday announced that no A/H1N1 influenza viruses nor any reassortant of viruses were detected in samples from pigs taken during May to July. The results reported were under a regular influenza virus ...
CHINA - The government's agricultural departments have so far successfully prevented post-disaster animal epidemics. Since heavy rains, floods and droughts struck some areas of China, the Ministry of Agriculture has promptly taken steps to carry out the prevention work of post...
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rose Monday on the back of gains in agriculture stocks as investors bet China's worst floods in more than a decade would push up food prices. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,672.53 points, up 14.14 points, or 0.53 ...
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) - China's Ministry of Agriculture Friday urged local authorities in flood-hit regions to step up efforts to resume agricultural production and create favorable conditions for the autumn harvest following this summer's severe floods. Local departments were ...
Chinese scientists claim to have developed a quick and simple colour change test to detect melamine in milk products. The search for a rapid and effective test for melamine was made a priority following the contamination scandal in 2008, when tainted milk powder killed six ...
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Sunday deadly mudslides in northwest China's Gansu Province affected more than 200 hectares of farmland and swept away over 10,000 head of livestock. The ministry has sent 80 tonnes of disinfectant, 2,000 sets ...
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