Trade regulations for eels proposed by CITES for sustainability reasons as Japan argues restrictions would affect imports
Japan argues that the international trade of Japanese eels does not pose any extinction threat.
Agriculture
Oil spill puts hundreds of hectares of farmland in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi at risk
Officials estimate that at least 50 hectares of rice fields in the province have been damaged and hundreds of hectares more may be impacted without prompt remediation.
Vietnam’s coffee industry spots opportunity amid rising global prices
The country's coffee export turnover reached more than US$560 million last month.
Indonesia raises rice price cap despite increased stock
The Rice and Grain Milling Entrepreneurs Association (Perpadi) welcomed the move, as rising production costs had made it difficult for mills to operate under the previous price…
Sugarcane farmers protest in Kathmandu as government halves subsidy
Growers from the Tarai say rising production costs and subsidy cuts have pushed them into debt, and warn of roadblocks if demands are ignored.
US agrees tariff exemption for Indonesia’s palm oil, cocoa, rubber, senior minister says
The exemption will take effect once both sides reach a final pact, but no timeline was set as the US was busy in tariff talks with other countries.
Six-figure sales each durian season: Why Singapore’s durian sellers are now live selling on TikTok
Over the last year, the app has yielded a bumper crop. The number of durian sellers on TikTok Shop grew by some 40 percent, while gross merchandise value surged 185 percent…
Farmers protest in India’s Madhya Pradesh against alleged shortage of urea, fertilisers, electricity shortage
Thousands of farmers had reached the Urea distribution centre at the Parasia road in Chhindwara in the morning. However, they alleged that they did not get Urea at the centre…
How Nepal’s hydro betrayed its farmers
The country must rapidly modernise and mechanise its agriculture to improve economic growth.
Japan’s rice curbs to be ended in policy reversal, as PM Ishiba to push for larger harvests
The plan marks a historic shift in agricultural policy, with the government now revising its production adjustment measures, which had in effect reduced the amount of land used…