Emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have nearly doubled over the past 50 years and could increase an additional 30 per cent by 2050, without greater efforts to reduce them, new FAO estimates of greenhouse gas data shows
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Soybean imports will see an 11 per cent rise in Thailand
Soybean imports in Thailand will rise by 11 per cent in market year (MY) 2013/14 due to growing demand from livestock and aquaculture sector
Three more agricultural parks to be built in Vietnam
Vietnam plans to build three more agricultural hi-tech parks in Ho Chi Minh City to apply new technology and introduce new plant species and transfer technology to farmers or agriculture enterprises
Australia to step up grains exports to Asia
Australia is all set to boost its grain and oilseed exports to Asia due to increasing demand in the region
Philippines sees domestic demand up, export drop for sugar in 2014
Due to rising domestic demand and a fall in production due to last year’s extreme weather conditions, the Philippines has scaled back sugar exports this year, according to a report by the Oxford Business Group