On 27 September, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced that a new US$14bn programme was being planned to tackle the emerging food crisis in the Asia-Pacific region
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MARD holds conference to implement action plan for green growth in Vietnam

MARD holds conference to implement action plan for the National Strategy on Green Growth in Vietnam (Image source: Adobe Stock)
On 30 September 2022, a conference was held in Hanoi by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to implement an action plan for the National Strategy on Green Growth for the 2021-2030 period
Bangkok to become the next ‘food-tech Silicon Valley’

The NIAs Space-F project is pushing Bangkok to become the next food-tech capital (Image source: Adobe Stock)
In light of the current global security crisis, the National Innovation Agency (NIA) has been pushing Bangkok to emerge as the next ‘Silicon Valley’ of food tech
Pinduoduo’s 10 Billion Agriculture Initiative supports research breakthroughs in high-tech wheat
China Agricultural University has made breakthroughs in developing new wheat varieties with higher protein and mineral content with support from Pinduoduo’s 10 Billion Agriculture Initiative, paving the way for the production of healthier food
Chickpeas market surge: value expected to hit US$17.8bn by 2031
The latest report by Fact.MR showed that chickpeas were expected to hit a whopping US$17.8bn market value in 2031 and register a positive CAGR of 5.7% through the period 2021-2031 forecast