Sumitomo Corporation signed an MoU agreement with Nutrition Technologies with a portfolio valued at more than US$100mn
Agriculture
Philippines to seek trade opportunities with Africa
During the WTCA General Assembly in Ghana, the director of World Trade Centre Accra, Edem Kofi Yevutsey, emphasised the need for the Philippines to seek trade opportunities with Africa to enhance its economy
High temperatures and droughts expected to impact Asia's agriculture
The El Nino phenomenon has been affecting several Asian countries such as India, Thailand, and the Philippines, causing high temperatures that are expected to impact agriculture in the upcoming months
FAO launches new programme to boost Sustainable Development Goals
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) announced the launch of a new US$5mn project supported by the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme to assist Small Island Developing States (SIDS) strengthen their capacities and tackle common development challenges
Vietnam's sustainable development of high-quality rice
On 7 April in Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Le Minh Hoan, chaired a workshop titled ‘The project of sustainable development of 1 million hectares of high-quality rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta’