Agriculture

Global agricultural R&D spending steadily increased between 2000 and 2008. (Image source: Eunice/Flickr)

Global agricultural research and development spending in the public and private sectors steadily increased between 2000 and 2008

The global forest products industry is slowly recovering from the economic crisis. (Image source: Joshua Mayer/Flickr)

The global forest products industry is slowly recovering from the economic crisis, with the Asia-Pacific region and particularly China taking the lead

Funds for the Comprehensive Agricultural Development Project will improve irrigation and drainage. (Image source: Lori Ann/Flickr)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a US$200mn loan to improve crop output and farming productivity in some of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) most important grain producing regions

Myanmar is poised to become a major force in the global rice trade. (Image source: IRRI)

With a focus on helping rice farmers reach Myanmar’s production potential, the European Union has pledged a large amount of money and the World Bank recently ended its 25-year hold on grants to Myanmar