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
Longliangyou 1813 was developed by Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture Company Limited. (Image source: HRDC)
China’s new hybrid rice breed is set to create a world record with an output of 66kg per ha this year, according to a report released
Swarna-Sub1 is a flood-tolerant rice variety developed by the Philippines-based IRRI. (Image source: Krista Johanson/sxc.hu)
About 10mn Indian rice farmers have been given access to climate-smart rice varieties, which includes flood-tolerant ones, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) announced
