The growth rate of Vietnam’s agriculture sector production value in the Q1 2019 was estimated at 2.69 per cent as compared to the Q1 2018, according to Le Van Thanh, chief of the Ministry office
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Symaga continues global expansion programmes
Symaga, a leading global supplier of silos for the major storage projects, significantly increased the number of important projects in its portfolio in 2018, ensuring a growing turnover and references list for the next few years
Indonesia takes steps to implement food security
Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture boosts grain uptake of East Java farmers
New standards to curb spread of plant pests and diseases
The International Plant Protection Convention has adopted standards on fumigation and six pests including Xylella fastidiosa and the oriental fruit fly
Green energy increases on-farm production
The role of renewable energy within the farming mix is to be discussed at an Agri-Tech East meeting, ‘We’ve Got the Power; On-Farm Solutions to Energy Demands’ on 23 May 2019 at Hethel Innovation, the UK