Grow Asia, a nonprofit established by the World Economic Forum and the ASEAN Secretariat to build partnerships for more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable food systems, has launched a US$6.6mn multi-donor impact fund to drive more responsible investments in Asia’s food and forestry sector
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CP Foods' biogas system succeeds in combating climate change
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited or CP Foods is promoting environmentally friendly and sustainable food production in line with the Bio-Circular-Green economy model (BCG) by producing biogas at animal farms and food manufacturing plants across Thailand
DA discusses latest edition of World Bank’s PEU at launch and forum on 7 December
Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban said the World Bank’s Philippines Economic Update (PEU) December 2022 edition is extra special for the agriculture sector as it focuses on public expenditure review for agriculture
FAO and Indonesia strengthen cooperation to support development programmes in Indonesia
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Indonesia confirmed a stronger cooperation for the next four years, with a focus on supporting food and agriculture development programmes in Indonesia
Embracing sustainability: WWF supports palm oil trade between China and Indonesia
Given its extensive volume and impact on the environment and agricultural production sustainability, the World Wide Fund (WWF) has extended full support to Indonesia and China, encouraging the sustainable palm oil trade between the two countries