Marcos wants to accelerate efforts to build agricultural sector back
He said the Philippines is currently only “playing catch-up” in building back the agriculture sector but expressed confidence that it will be a leading resource hub in the…
Agriculture
China’s policy bank lends billions more to agriculture
To ensure grain security, the bank has issued loans worth 372 billion yuan to help purchase summer and autumn grain over the past year.
Indonesian Agriculture Ministry under pressure to release detained imports
With around Rp 30 billion worth of imports detained, demurrage, utility costs and other expenses so far amount to some Rp 8 billion in losses incurred by the importers.
Typhoon Karding farm damage to jack up rice, vegetable prices: Department of Agriculture
Karding has wiped out P2.02 billion worth of agricultural produce, with the rice sector accounting for nearly 82 per cent of the recorded damage.
Lives destroyed as armyworms invade Philippine ‘onion capital’
Scientists have warned that crop-damaging pests will only become more destructive as climate change brings hotter weather and more unseasonable rains ever.
Low-carbon rice production helps Vietnam meet emission targets
Rice, Vietnam’s most important crop, accounts for 48 per cent of the agriculture sector’s emissions and over 75 per cent of methane emissions.
Wakayama tangerines offer balance of acidity, sugar
Due to a lack of rain since late July, this years’ fruits are relatively small, however, they offer a balance of high acidity and sweetness.
Chinese ambassador Qin Gang calls for deep China-US ties in agricultural technology
He also said he believed that China-US agriculture cooperation should go deep into agricultural technology, climate action and the sustainable development.
E-commerce helps rekindle memories of local delicacies in China
Research shows that the expansion of the rural logistics network has not only boosted consumption in rural areas, but also enhanced the sales of agricultural produce.
Beijing’s OK pending for 1st export of fresh longan
Longan is set to be the third fresh Cambodian fruit to be officially exported directly to the Chinese market, after bananas and mangoes.