On 9 March, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Bayer agreed to support and co-invest in a four-year project Scale Direct that aims to accelerate the global efforts of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on direct seeded rice (DSR) research and development for smallholder farmers in Asia and Africa
Agriculture
Cambodia PM outlines new strategies for agriculture development
Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen, has outlined the government’s new strategies for the development of the agriculture sector to create the fifth economic pole in the northeast part of the country
Korean-Philippine funded smart greenhouse promotes smart farming in northern Mindanao
The Republic of Korea Ambassador to the Philippines, Inchul Kim, visited the Department of Agriculture’s Smart Greenhouse (DA-10) project at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex (NMACLRC) to ensure its implementation and utilisation
Asian Productivity Organisation opens Centre of Excellence on climate-smart agriculture
In efforts to enhance agricultural productivity, improve farmers profits, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the sector region wide, the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) announced the designation of the National Agriculture and Food Research Organisation (NARO) of Japan as its new Centre of Excellence on Climate-smart Agriculture (COE on CSA)
MARD hosts workshop supporting green growth in Vietnam
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a workshop in Can Tho city to collect ideas for the Sustainable Development Project of one million hectares (ha) specialising in high-quality rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta