India-based agricultural logistics firm SLCM has announced its partnership with Myanmars Yoma Bank to provide financial assistance to the agriculture sector of the country
Agriculture
Thai government plans 50,000 tonnes of palm oil import this year
Thailand plans to import around 50,000 tonnes of crude palm oil from February 2015 due to a domestic shortage caused by drought
Japanese equipment maker Kubota ties up with agriculture body for rice exports
Japan-based agricultural equipment maker Kubota will start exporting rice to Asia this year in a collaborative venture with the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (JA Zen-noh)
South Korea to boost agricultural exports in 2015
South Korea will aim to export US$7.7bn worth of agricultural goods this year by expanding its presence in China and southeast Asia
Vietnam clinches one million tonnes of rice deal in 2015
Member enterprises of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) have already clinched export contracts for at least one million tonnes of rice with delivery scheduled for this year