Nat’l Innovation Agency launches platform to boost Thai agri startups with deep tech
The agency has identified three emerging technologies in the agriculture industry: artificial intelligence, robotics and automation, and biotechnology.
Masbate’s milk farms also reel from the intense Philippine heat
Brian Albert Barba, a part-time instructor in the Animal Science Department at Bicol University, said that extreme heat causes stress to animals such as cows, impacting milk…
ASEAN states struggle as El Niño bites
A prolonged dry spell can cut food supply and commodity exports, experts warned, with Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam among the world's biggest agri-commodity exporters.
EU provides 1.5 million euros for smart agriculture in Laos
The main objective of the project is to reinforce the capacities of women, youngsters, local authorities and groups of vulnerable farmers, and to promote CSA innovations and…
Cambodia becoming key global rice exporter
As a key food producer, Cambodia has established a long-term vision to enhance its contribution to global food security.
Increasing biodiesel use may aggravate environmental risks
The massive push for biodiesel usage had long been predicted to have side effects, Jakarta-based think tank Energy Shift Institute said in a report published on Feb 9.
Malaysia’s padi farmers losing half their income due to hot spell
70-year-old padi farmer Abdul Rahman Musa said many padi farmers in Pendang were taking on other jobs to earn income during the hot spell.
El Niño losses in West Visayas at P761 million; still no calamity declaration
Office of Civil Defense director Raul Fernandez said that for a local government to be placed under state of calamity, at least 15 percent of its population must be in need of…
Oriental Mindoro town’s state of calamity shows El Niño’s impact
Local agriculturist Rommel de Guzman said that 325 hectares of onion and 539 hectares of rice had been damaged by the drought, with losses amounting to about P87 million.
Spike in India’s export of agri products to Iraq, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and UK
The exports to Iraq, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, surged by 110%, 46%, 18%, and 47% respectively, during April-November 2023 in comparison to 2022. The expansion…