On 28 November, the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) along with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) co-hosted a forum dubbed ‘Research and innovation for enhanced environmental sustainability, low-emission agriculture, climate change adaptation and mitigation’ at Pan Pacific Hotel in Hanoi
Agriculture
Cargill and CARE expand partnership to improve lives and develop economy
For more than 60 years, CARE and Cargill have collaborated to develop and implement 34 distinct programmes that reached more than 4.6 mn people across 13 countries, including Côte dIvoire, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Nicaragua, and Indonesia
Grow Asia launches GrowRight fund to drive investments in southeast Asia’s agri-food sector
Grow Asia, a nonprofit established by the World Economic Forum and the ASEAN Secretariat to build partnerships for more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable food systems, has launched a US$6.6mn multi-donor impact fund to drive more responsible investments in Asia’s food and forestry sector
DA discusses latest edition of World Bank’s PEU at launch and forum on 7 December
Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban said the World Bank’s Philippines Economic Update (PEU) December 2022 edition is extra special for the agriculture sector as it focuses on public expenditure review for agriculture
FAO and Indonesia strengthen cooperation to support development programmes in Indonesia
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Indonesia confirmed a stronger cooperation for the next four years, with a focus on supporting food and agriculture development programmes in Indonesia