October 22, 2026

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Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and ICARDA Sign Regional Breeding Modernization Project (BredMod 2.0)

Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) and Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) join forces to transform the Canadian wheat and barley breeding system

October 21, 2026

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Lidea - 20 years of continuous innovation with tropical dent genetics

October 20, 2026

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Leibniz Institute of Horticultural Sciences (IGZ) and the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) agree to closer cooperation in vegetable research

Bayer breaks ground on $50M canola innovation centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba (The Western Producer)

African indigenous crops take global stage as plant scientist Pamela Afokpe, R&D Operations Manager at East-West Seed West Africa, wins prestigious 2026 Borlaug Field Award

October 16, 2026

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Rice breeding research targets stemborer amidst El Niño

Africa at the forefront as the Millets And Other Ancient Grains International Research Initiative (MAHARISHI) program opens funded millet research training in India

Computomics, podcast S8E1: Can AI make plant breeding more accessible? with Felix Sattler, Bioinformatics Analyst

Seed industry thrives in Changfeng County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province (People's Daily)

Researchers from four countries train in breeding wheat for disease resistance at CIMMYT

Turning up the heat on chickpea yield

October 15, 2026

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Origin Agritech launches stress-tolerant corn breeding for southwest China markets, with supports from Guizhou state entities

How AI is speeding up the journey from trial data to new varieties

New technique holds promise for improved gene editing

A University of Queensland study has outlined a practical pathway for accelerating the development of heat adapted chickpeas using data from new ‘omic’ technologies

October 14, 2026

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Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) rally Africa’s seed industry in Nigeria to accelerate crop innovation and strengthen food security (PanAfrican Visions)

New AFBI and DLF partnership looking to grass varieties of the future (Farming Life)

Rust-proofing Australian barley: a fight against evolution

Western Australia - Doubled haploid research project to further accelerate new grains variety development

University of Kentucky student Ella Shields gains recognition, experience as plant breeding ‘independent researcher’

Création variétale : comment est-elle financée en France ? (Semencemag.fr)

University of Minnesota Professor Rex Bernardo launches a podcast called Plant Breeding Matters

Growing the conversation:  GermiNation teams up with Seed Today

October 13, 2026

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What happens after breeding matters - Breeding is only the beginning

October 12, 2026

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BASF | Nunhems erweitert Salatzüchtungskapazitäten mit neuem automatisierten Gewächshaus in ’s-Gravenzande
BASF | Nunhems breidt veredelingscapaciteiten voor sla uit met nieuwe geautomatiseerde kas in ’s-Gravenzande
BASF | Nunhems erweitert Salatzüchtungskapazitäten mit neuem automatisierten Gewächshaus in ’s-Gravenzande

Connect genomics with the breeding decisions that matter - Phenome Networks introduces GenomeOne, bringing genomic intelligence directly into the breeding program

Haji Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) research finds potentials of developing blast disease-resistant rice (BSS News)

A new tool developed by University of Queensland researchers will allow consumer preferences to guide breeding programs for new fruit varieties

Semillas Fitó and Hudson River Biotechnology partner to accelerate innovation in vegetable breeding