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…
Agriculture
Indonesia mulls lifting lobster larvae export ban in return for investment
Exports of lobster larvae were halted in 2016 to prevent over-exploitation, but were reopened in 2020 under former fisheries minister Edhy Prabowo.
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…
Mekong Delta to develop one million ha of low-emission high-quality rice
Hau Giang province aims to increase value, sustainably develop the country’s rice industry, increase incomes for rice farmers, protect the environment, and contribute to…
S’pore, Brunei can strengthen ties in food security, green transitions: DPM Wong
The two nations have built deep collaboration over the decades in defence and the Currency Interchangeability Agreement, which allows each country’s currency to be exchanged at…
China and Vietnam expand agricultural trade
Agricultural trade between the two countries started to boom after the signing of the China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Free Trade Area, which took effect in 2010,…
Tranforming local agriculture to global gastronomy in Cambodia
From farm to table, MISOTA in Battambang transforms local agricultural products into internationally recognized, high-quality foods and drinks, creating jobs, boosting the…
Durians ‘acting up’ this year: Malaysian farmers
The longer harvesting period has not translated into more earnings for farmers as the overall quantity has declined this year compared with past years.
Onion prices again testing consumers’ limits
The paper says the government needs to have strict enforcement of price caps and punish errant traders, as well as finding alternative sources for import of onions.