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Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

9 April 20243 April 2024

Major Chinese-European collaboration begins to find high-value, eco-friendly uses for agri-food residues

Together with another 22 partners from across Europe, 13 Chinese academic and industrial organisations will develop sustainable processes to convert agri-food residues into high-value products

27 February 202322 February 2023

International project AgriLoop is launched to accelerate the future of circular agriculture by converting residues into high-value, eco-friendly products

The new collaboration will find new uses for agri-food residues: currently an underexploited resource for both the European Union and China, accounting for around 50% of harvested crops

30 August 202224 August 2022

China’s bio-based future

China prioritised the bioeconomy in its latest Five-Year Plan and its bio-based industries are growing fast

15 January 201515 January 2015

Research finds salt tolerance gene in soybean

Australian and Chinese scientists have shown how soybean can be bred to better tolerate soil salinity

15 September 201412 September 2014

‘White revolution’ to ‘white pollution’ – agricultural plastic film mulch in China

Chinese government urgently needs to elevate plastic film standards

10 June 2013

Biotech Crops vs. Pests: Successes, Failures From the First Billion Acres

Scientists to figure out why pests became resistant quickly in some cases, but not others

3 January 2013

GM Crops Increase Biodiversity

Widespread adoption of Bt cotton and insecticide decrease promotes biocontrol services