A Filipino official has filed a bill that seeks to improve and promote the palm oil industry by establishing a Palm Oil Research, Development and Extension Centre in Mindanao
Agriculture
Vietnam bans Australian fruit and vegetable imports
Vietnam has stopped issuing import permits for Australian fruit and vegetables for 2015, citing concerns about fruit fly
Cambodia and China sign deal to set up agricultural promotion centre
Cambodia and China have signed an agreement to establish a Cambodia-China Agricultural Promotion Centre to help the Southeast Asian nation develop agriculture sustainably
Research to aid develop six new rice varieties in Indonesia
By 2017, Indonesia may see six more rice varieties grown in the country as a result of an US$800,000 research project funded by Temasek Foundation, an Asia investment firm headquartered in Singapore