Article: First foreign-funded crop research center opens in China

Article: McKnight food crop research gets a $27 million ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... were expanding their agricultural research and development work," Wolford said. The McKnight Foundation has funded crop research for more than 20 years, and today it supports 26 projects in 17 countries. The research is precisely the sort ...

Encyclopedia entry: Crop Research
Canadian Encyclopedia;      700+ words ... ... Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Crop Research Author: F.R. FORSYTH AND A.E. SLINKARD Crop research may be defined as activity directed ... efficient and profitable. Hence, crop research may comprise any or all of the following ...

Article: New Report Debunks Misconceptions About Biotech Crop ...
U.S. Newswire;  January 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... study assesses the state of biotech crop research, the types of genes being used, and ... debunks many misconceptions about biotech crop research," said Joel Cohen, IFPRI senior ... previous reports have examined biotech crop research in developing countries, this study ...

Article: Shanghai. July 20. INTERFAX-CHINA - Researchers in Zhejiang ...
China Business News;  July 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Researchers in Zhejiang Subtropic Crop Research Institute have developed an analgesic ... Researchers in Zhejiang Subtropic Crop Research Institute have developed an analgesic ... Researchers at Zhejiang Subtropic Crop Research Institute have set up some production ...

Article: McKnight doubles funds for research; The foundation, better known ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... known programs - neuroscience and crop research - to $86 million over the next 10 ... million a year about 15 years ago, and crop research, at about $2 million, both were ... family descendants, and Rapson said the crop research program has strong appeal for them ...

Article: Farming: Crop research and advisory organisations ...
The Scotsman;  May 15, 2009 ;     487 words ... ... merger discussions to create an independent centre for applied crop research and information. Both organisations believe a merged operation ... farmer communication, will be ideally placed to meet the crop research needs of UK arable farmers, allied industries, levy boards ...

Article: Merger will create crop research institution ; The ...
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  May 25, 2009 ;     622 words ... ... The Arable Group (TAG) are at an advanced stage of merger discussions to create a national independent centre for applied crop research and information. Both organisations believe a merged operation, focused on the needs of progressive arable farmers, will ...