2014/03/04 China produces genetic map of Tibetan barley LHASA -- Chinese scientists said on Monday that they have sequenced the entire genome of highland barley, an achievement that can help cultivate better breeds of Tibet's staple food and increase yield....[More]
2014/03/04 Smart farmers market opens in Hangzhou A customer at a farmers market in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Feb 27, 2014. Hanlin Farmers Market is the first farmers market equipped with smart supervision system in Hangzhou. The system uses a cloud......[More]
2014/03/04 Family portraits of villagers in S China's Guangxi Combined photo taken on June 17, 2013 and Jan. 31, 2014 shows 84-year-old villager Mo Shiming (L) with his second son (top) and Mo's family, in Tongban Village, Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang......[More]
2014/02/04 Xinhua Insight: China rises to new rural challenges BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Baohua is no ordinary farmer. Not only is he toiling in the fields well into in his 60s, but he insists on growing traditional crops such as wheat and corn....[More]