GroGenesis, Inc, a global sustainable agriculture company and producer of AgraBurst PRO™, an organic, non-GMO agricultural input for growers crops including fruit, vegetables, palm and rice, announced Mr. Sadru Habib as Managing Director for GroGenesis, Inc. for countries in the Southeast Asia region including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam
Agriculture
Tropics susceptible to soil erosion: International study
![According to the analysis, the risks can be managed through good agricultural practices like reduced tillage, cover crops, grass margins and contour farming. (Image source: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture/Flickr)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_Soil__ero.webp)
According to the analysis, the risks can be managed through good agricultural practices like reduced tillage, cover crops, grass margins and contour farming. (Image source: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture/Flickr)
Regions located in the tropical climate zones suffer the greatest rainfall-related soil erosion, according to a study published in Scientific Reports, an online open access scientific mega journal
Asian countries sign agreement on seed-sharing
![The agreement will make it easier for farmers from the participating countries to access climate change resilient seeds. (Image source: John1cse/Pixabay)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_rice-planet-2366015__640.webp)
The agreement will make it easier for farmers from the participating countries to access climate change resilient seeds. (Image source: John1cse/Pixabay)
A multi-country seed policy agreement that speeds up the distribution of modern rice varieties across countries in South and Southeast Asia has been signed following a meeting of agriculture ministers and representatives of nine countries at Siem Reap, Cambodia
Sustainable agriculture to fight climate change and involuntary migration
![Farming and livestock sectors typically bear more than 80 per cent of the damage and losses caused by climate change. (Photo: Deankruger/Pixabay)](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_tea-169957__640.webp)
Farming and livestock sectors typically bear more than 80 per cent of the damage and losses caused by climate change. (Photo: Deankruger/Pixabay)
FAO and IOM call for renewed focus on rural development and sustainable agriculture to mitigate climate disasters that are displacing one person every second
Micro-irrigation industry to grow at CAGR of 5 per cent
The global micro-irrigation systems market is expected to grow at a CAGR over five per cent from 2016 to 2022 according to a report published by Market Research Future