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Rabobank aims to address the world’s food challenges of increased demand for food, changing consumer preferences and the need for sustainable food production. (Image source: Dennis Jarvis/Flickr)

Rabobank, the Netherlands-based global bank in food, agriculture and sustainability, has launched the Food Loss Challenge Asia, a move that will see disruptive start-ups present their agri-tech solutions to reduce food loss to a platform of leading food and agri industry leaders, investors and other start-ups

Blocrice project aims to promote contract farming in Cambodia between farmers cooperatives and exporters and buyers. (Image source: josef.stuefer/Flickr)

Oxfam, an international charitable organisation focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, has started a pilot project to help Cambodia’s rice farmers benefitted through blockchain technology

This can pose significant threat to Asia-Pacific’s food security. (Image source: K-State Research and Extension/Flickr)

India has recently experienced a fall armyworm infestation and according to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) scientists, the caterpillar can affect crops across the Asia-Pacific region if rapid action is not taken

China has a demand for 15mn tonnes of bananas per year. (Image source: Shumpei Sano/Flickr)

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agriculture (HAGL) Jsc, Vietnam-based agriculture company, has announced to invest in another 5,000 ha land in Cambodia to grow bananas to export to China

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