Asia-Pacific nations comply with climate-smart agriculture practices. (Image source: M M/Flickr)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) have signed an agreement for a US$40.5mn grant for the climate-friendly agribusiness value chains sector project to help farmers and agribusinesses develop sustainable and climate-smart agriculture value chains in the country
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
