Scientists have successfully tested a new water-saving irrigation technology in the growing area of Hami in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region
Agriculture
Indonesia’s palm oil exports highest in July 2014
Indonesia has witnessed highest exports of palm oil in July this year at 1.8mn metric tonnes after India boosted purchases
Panasonic opens first indoor farm in Singapore

The vegetables, produced within a 248 square metre indoor facility in Tuas, includes green lettuce, white radish, rocket lettuce, basil, mint herb, wild parsley, baby spinach. (Image source: Panasonic)
Electronics firm Panasonic has recently set up a farm in Singapore to produce local vegetables, becoming the country’s first licensed indoor farmer
China top importer of Vietnam’s fruits and vegetable in first half of 2014

Japan ranked the second among markets of Vietnamese fruits and vegetable during the six-month period. (Image source: The Open University/Flickr)
China was the biggest importer of Vietnamese fruits and vegetable in the first half of 2014, accounting for 31.77 per cent of the export value, according to a report
Thailand sees increased plantation of agarwood

Asia Plantation Capital is already producing agarwood tea using leaves from selected organic agarwood plantations in Thailand and Sri Lanka. (Image source: Karitsu/Flickr)
Asia Plantation Capital has established over 462 ha of new agarwood plantations in Thailand, with a view to increase its market share in the perfume industry across the globe