The agreement’s objectives aim at promoting sustainable natural resources utilisation and management. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) have signed an MoU, to enhance their collaboration to build more sustainable and resilient food systems for the benefit of all in the Pacific Islands
The launch of the programme comes at a time when agrifood systems are threatened under the pressure of the climate crisis. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have jointly launched the Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA), a global programme designed to help Least Developed Countries make their agrifood systems more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable by fostering partnerships and generating public-private investments
A wide selection of animal feed pellets. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Jan Vanbrabant, Chief Customer Officer at DSM Animal Nutrition & Health speaks with Far Eastern Agriculture about measuring carbon footprint and making animal nutrition more sustainable
The unchecked farming of durian fruit could lead to an overabundance of the product. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned against the unchecked growth of durian trees in the Mekong Delta, Southeast, and Central Highlands regions
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$500mn policy-based loan to the Government of the Philippines to expand economic opportunities in agriculture while ensuring near- to long-term food security for the population
