Indonesia’s fertiliser price dropping but supply gap persists
President Joko Widodo drew attention to the fertiliser deficit when he explained earlier this month that local producers had failed to meet domestic demand amounting to 13 million…
Agriculture
Cambodian agri exports rise 7.8% to 8.6 million tonnes
The uptick in agricultural exports is indicative of improvements across the underlying supply chains, including cultivation.
Dwindling Filipino farmers
There remains the urgent need to encourage more Filipinos to take up farming by dismantling the structural obstacles that have held down farmers and prevented the country from…
Indonesia’s apple-growing heartland feels the heat of global warming
Apple harvests in Batu and neighbouring Pasuruan and Malang have been poor for some years now, owing to climate change causing higher temperatures and rainfall.
Chinese scientists find way to grow crops in saline, alkaline soils
The AT1-deactivated rice variant can produce about 22.4 to 27.8 percent more grain in saline and alkaline soils.
‘No antibiotics used in Bangladesh’s poultry’: Poultry operators
Bangladesh's poultry industry operators and farmers use prebiotic, probiotic and essential oil instead of antibiotic, said a top leader.
Cambodia plans creation of agriculture hub in northwestern provinces
The hub would drive economic growth based on sanitary and phytosanitary rules and the sustainability of the economy.
Rare plant in Cambodia fetches high prices from Thai, Chinese
The people who live in Taing Bompong village seem to be blessed as many of them can earn good income from these coral plants.
State intervention backfires as rice prices hit multiyear high
Rice prices rose every month of 2022, with a noticeable increase starting in July, and with no signs of a slowdown seen since.
Vietnam needs to develop coffee branding to go global
At present, very few companies make brands of Vietnamese coffee to export to the world, while Thailand has high-class coffee, selling for up to US$50-100 per cup in 5-star hotels…