Subsidized fertilizer won’t fix Indonesia’s agriculture: Experts
Many local farmers struggle to offer rice, the most important food crop in the country, at prices that make their produce competitive with imported goods, according to the…
Cambodia’s agricultural exports down slightly in 2023: Ministry
The exports generated over $4.306 billion, with shipments of milled rice valued at over $567 million, unmilled paddy rice at $939 million and other agricultural products amounting…
Winter brings bumper honey harvest in Nepal’s mountains, but no markets
Om Prakash Khadka, a beekeeper in the mountainous region of northern Nepal experienced an unusual burst of optimism this winter—a rarity in his line of work. The reason? A…
Bangladesh’s onion production on track to topple previous records
While onion farmers in other major growing, such as Rajbari and Pabna, are also eyeing bumper yields, their profits could be constricted by the rapid rise in production costs.
Yunnan’s premium beans draw in coffee brands
The high altitudes and subtropical climate of Yunnan, which has the largest coffee plantation area in China, are ideal for growing high-quality beans.
Over 500,000 metric tons of imported rice arriving: Philippine agriculture department
Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Roger Navarro added that the country had already received 20,000 bags of rice before Christmas day from Taiwan.
Shortages in data, not just food, plague Philippine agriculture
Food prices are often blamed for inflation spikes, leaving the government scrambling to respond to crises rather than preventing them.
Shortages in data, not just food, plague Philippine agriculture
A significant production drop in 2022 suggests reliance on incorrect figures, possibly contributing to the rice crisis in August and September. This overestimation of local…
Vietnam’s rice exports expected to hit US$5 billion this year
Rice export volume and value during the first 11 months surpassed the figures from the whole of 2022, according to authorities.
Soaring demand and falling yields propel large cardamom price to double
Nirmal Bhattarai, president of Large Cardamom Entrepreneurs’ Association of Nepal, said that Nepal’s large cardamom output has dropped by 60 percent year-on-year due to…