Myanmar has launched a new agriculture development strategy (ADS) for a period of next five years, a move that aims to transform the country’s agri-development agenda
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Child labour in agriculture is increasing, driven by conflict and disasters: FAO

FAO is working with local communities and refugees to teach them about the dangerous effect of child labour. (Image source: United Nations Photo/Flickr)
After years of steady decline, child labour in agriculture has started to rise again in recent years, threatening efforts to end global hunger and poverty, according to FAO as it observed World Day Against Child Labour
Political leaders appeal for greater efforts to tackle global food issues

Speakers at the event said we need to steer the planet in a new direction with the health of the planet at the center. (Image source: EAT)
Political leaders at the fifth annual EAT Stockholm Food Forum called for greater efforts to tackle issues plaguing the global food system
IRRI partners with Intertek on rice DNA markers

IRRI said that the partnership would result in better service for Intertek clients. (Image source: International Rice Research Institute)
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said that it has entered a partnership with Intertek, an industrial testing services provider to allow the company use rice DNA markers that IRRI develops
Indonesia demand boosts Vietnam's rice exports
Vietnams Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the countrys export of rice rose nearly 40 per cent in value in the first four months of 2018 due to demand from Indonesia