Tobacco plants are attacked by a wide range of fungal pathogens from seedling stage in the nursery bed to mature plants in the field and copper fungicides can help fight the plant pathogenic bacteria
Agriculture
Vietnam to benefit from FTA with South Korea

Domestic agricultural enterprises are pinning high hopes that their exports to South Korea might jump in coming months. (Image source: Skeeze/Pixabay)
Vietnamese and South Korean enterprises will benefit much from the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations when ratified and implemented, according to the WTO Center
Japan’s R&D boost for better crop production
Japan’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry is planning to intensify research with the aim of developing heat-resistant and drought-tolerant crops starting this fiscal year
South Korea looks to Myanmar for chilli pepper imports
Myanmar’s Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation plans to export 500 tonnes of chilli peppers to South Korea on a trial basis
Indigenous farming methods key for food security in Asia Pacific

The mountain rice terrace agro-systems of Southeast Asia are one of the FAO’s designated GIAHS. (Image source: Pandu Adnyana/Flickr)
Indigenous farming methods have a key role to play in achieving food security, FAO has announced