BEIJING -- Once seen as food for the poor, the humble potato is being pushed in China as a tasty, nutritious part of any meal as the world's most populous country struggles with water shortages and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Driven by fear of climate change, Chinese molecular biologist Li Jieping and his team are racing to develop a 'super-potato ...

US-based agribusiness giant J R Simplot has revealed ambitious plans to expand its agricultural production in China; a move that it says will help the nation cope with the increased competition coming ...

Syngenta Group China today announced plans to partner with McDonald’s China and McCain China in building a more resilient and sustainable potato supply chain in China, so consumers can enjoy fries of ...

US food manufacturer ConAgra Foods has announced the acquisition of Chinese potato processor TaiMei in a US$93m deal. The firm said the move expands its Lamb Weston brand operations in “a market that ...

YANQING, China (Reuters) - In a research facility in the northwest of Beijing, molecular biologist Li Jieping and his team harvest a cluster of seven unusually small potatoes, one as tiny as a quail's ...