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
Protecting agricultural crops, e.g. wheat, from plant parasitic nematodes in one of the greatest challenges for farmers today. (Image source: Bayer CropScience)
Bayer CropScience has recently launched its new nematicide that is based on the active fungicide fluopyram, marketed under the brand names Velum and Verango
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
