STRASA was initiated seven years ago and the first two phases was funded with US$20 million. (Image source: Christopher Lance/Flickr)
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is providing funds worth US$32.7mn for the production of the third phase of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)s stress tolerant rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA) over a period of five years
AWD is easy to learn and makes use of inexpensive tools to gauge water level to know whether it is time to flood or drain the field. (Image source: IRRI)
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has developed an irrigation technique called alternate wetting and drying (AWD) that can cut down water use in producing rice by 25 per cent
To bolster the Philippines’ status as a disease-free source, the DA also is working on a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI) to improve the traceability and food safety management of the Philippines products. (Image source: Maja/sxc.hu)
The Philippines department of agriculture (DA) has signed a deal with South Korea allowing increased local corn and feedstock exports
A pepper grower can earn an average of US$2,745 a month from a one hectare farm. (Image source: Agustin Ruiz/Flickr)
Malaysia will see a 10 per cent rise in pepper exports in 2014 compared to last year, plantation industries and commodities minister announced
The World Bank had loaned the Philippines nearly US$1bn for reconstruction and rehabilitation projects for Haiyan-affected communities. (Image source: Alfred Borchard/sxc.hu)
Filipino farmers have to diversify their crops to make the agricultural sector more resilient to climate change, World Bank said
