As an agricultural country, irrigation in the Philippines is of dire importance. More than one third of the country’s nearly 90mn inhabitants depend on farming and fishing for a living
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Thailand to rent warehouses for storing rice grains
Faced by a shortage of storage space for rice grains, Thailand has revealed plans to rent private warehouses to store next month’s harvest
China to produce more corn than rice for the first time
According to the US Grains Council, China is on track to produce more corn than rough rice for the first time in history
Chinese plum genome sequence paves way for fruit development
Researchers from Chinas Beijing Forestry University have recorded the first genome sequence for Prunus mume, commonly known as the Chinese plum
CNH brings retail financing to Thailand
CNH International and Asia Pacific Agricultural Machinery (APAM), its authorised distributor of New Holland equipment in Thailand, together with CFG Services has launched a retail financing program designed for customers in the agricultural sector in the country