The fifth International Rice Conference (IRC) and Trade Show will be held at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore from 15-17 October 2018

The global land rights group, Landesa, and UK government's Department for International Development (DFID) LEGEND Programme have launched the Resource Platform for Responsible Investments in Property and Land (RIPL) to help businesses, governments and communities navigate the land investment process and move towards more equitable and sustainable outcomes for all stakeholders

Bird Control Group conducted successful trials and demonstrations on deterring birds with Agrilasers at agricultural fields in Argentina

Proprietary copper fungicides can be routinely applied on crops, an alternative to the antibiotics, to control many bacterial and fungal diseases, without posing a risk to the public health in the long-term

For the third year in a row, there has been a rise in world hunger, with the absolute number of undernourished people being increased to about 821mn in 2017 from around 804mn in 2016, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)