About 380,000 rural households are expected to directly benefit from the Modern Agriculture Development Project. (Image source: Rita Juliana/sxc.hu)
The World Bank has approved loans totalling US$305.1mn for two projects to support development of climate-resilient sustainable agriculture and control agricultural pollution in China
Thailand is a leading provider of variety of fruits and vegetables. (Image source: Ezran Kamal/sxc.hu)
Thailand’s food exports are expected to touch US$31bn in 2014, a seven per cent increase from the previous year, according to Thai Chamber of Commerce
The government intends to establish an institution specialising in agricultural development, according to a report in Bernama. (Image source: Sabila Enun/Wikimedia Commons)
The Malaysian government will set up an agropolitan agriculture university to emphasise on agricultural development in the country, according to a minister
The increase in corn output may result in a decrease in the price of corn. (Image source: Perry McKenna/Flickr)
China’s corn output may reach 215mn tonnes in 2013-14, a rise in seven million tonnes from 2012-13
Rice Crop Manager is currently being field-tested in two municipalities in each of five provinces in the Philippines. (Image source: IRRI)
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and department of agriculture, Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) together have developed an app to help farmers manage their rice crops better
