Vietnam is seeking to increase its lychee produce for the purpose of exports. (Image source: Pixabay)
Lychee exporter Vietnam, which majorly exports to China, is now looking at other nations to send its produce to
Mexico is keen on tapping into Southeast Asian markets, aside from Japan. (Image source: AsianDevelopmentBank/Flickr)
The 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), if finalised, could double Mexico’s agricultural exports to Japan, revealed a senior trade official in Mexico
Corn is a labour intensive crop to grow. (Image source: Zhu/Flickr)
The Maize Association of Australia (MAA) has been encouraging farmers across the country to plant maize by highlighting the crop’s versatility and popularity
The platform is likely to benefit from the collaboration of partnerships with diverse international entities, including governments, networks of family farmers, UN agencies as well as NGOs. (Image source: WanphenChawarung/Shutterstock)
Recognising the contributions of family farmers to food security and poverty eradication worldwide, FAO recently launched a digital platform that aims to become a ‘one-stop shop’ for information, data and legislation on the sector that produces 80 per cent of the world’s food
Certain rice breeding lines exhibit tolerance to drought and stress, which might lead to the development of new rice varieties. (Image source: Zuki/Flickr)
Philippines Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is currently analysing a heat-tolerant rice variety, in a bid to address climate-change ready technologies in the countrys predominant rice growing areas
