Cargill said that it hopes that this new centre will equip farmers to thrive by providing the right skills and expertise. (Image source: Solaris 955/Flickr)
Cargill has opened the first Cocoa Technology Transfer Center in Vietnam’s Ba Ria Vung Tau for Xa Bang Cocoa co-op and department of agriculture and rural development of Ba Ria Vung Tau Province in April 2014
Half of Myanmar’s rice exports reportedly go to China via border trade. (Image source: Melanie Martinelli/sxc.hu)
Myanmar has announced that it will export 6,000 tonnes of rice to Japan this month, according to Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF)
Indonesia is the world’s second largest user of palm oil after India. (Image source: CIFOR/Flickr)
Sales of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) are expected to hit a record high in Indonesia this year due to larger purchase commitments from main buyer countries, according to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
China is expected to account for 40 per cent of the rise in global corn trade over the next decade. (Image source: Zeeshan Qureshi/sxc.hu)
China is set to become the world’s largest corn importer by 2020, according to USDA reports
Cocoa Care, a scalable sustainability programme, is aiding farmers through agronomy training, information dissemination, provision of inputs, and by building a unique cocoa community network. (Image source: Darias Martin/sxc.hu)
A partnership between the International Plant Nutrition Institute — Southeast Asia Program (IPNI SEAP) and PT Community Solutions International’s Cocoa Care programme has been helping farmers in Indonesia rehabilitate their farms
