According to the World Agricultural Equipment to 2016 research, global demand for agricultural equipment is expected to increase 6.7 per cent per year through 2016 to US$173.5 billion
Agriculture
East Asia’s oldest agricultural site discovered
Remains of agricultural tools that date back to the Neolithic period as well as a farming site, have been found in Goseong, in South Korea
Stemming tree cankers with cuprous oxide fungicide
Plant disease control is pre-occupied with pathogens that infect foliage and fruit although those attacking the bark and wood are altogether more economically damaging, especially in the longer term
IFAD loan to aid Cambodian agricultural development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide US$17.5 million loan and US$17.5mn grant to the Kingdom of Cambodia for improving agricultural productivity
Thailand chalks out new strategies to improve agri-business
A new set of agricultural strategies for the period 2012-16 were approved by the Thailand cabinet at a recently-held meeting, following a proposal by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives