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…
Vegetable and fish farmers in Malaysia enjoy great yield with prolonged dry spell
At the bustling wet markets, vendors are all smiles as they enjoy stable or even dropping prices from wholesalers.
Thailand to work with agricultural fair-trade body ‘The Cairns’
Thailand has vowed to collaborate with 19 of the world's largest agricultural exporters in taking concrete steps towards agricultural reform to secure and sustain global food…
Robots doing farm work in outskirts of Shanghai
Over the past seven years, engineers have been engaged in research and development, resulting in the creation of over 60 types of agricultural robots capable of performing tasks…
$100M set to stabilise crop prices via ARDB
Song Saran, CEO of Amru Rice (Cambodia) Co Ltd, expressed confidence that the programme would enable exporters to increase their purchases, facilitating milling for export and…
Farms relying on rainwater already feeling El Niño effects: Philippine department of agriculture
While there is enough water in irrigated farms which source their supply from dams, water is starting to become scarce in some areas.
EU deforestation regulation may put Indonesia’s rubber industry in jeopardy
Southeast Asia’s largest economy exported 2.08 million tonnes of rubber in 2022, with exports to EU countries recorded at 300,000 tonnes, or around 14 per cent of the total.