Hoang Anh Gia Lai Agriculture (HAGL) Jsc, Vietnam-based agriculture company, has announced to invest in another 5,000 ha land in Cambodia to grow bananas to export to China
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Bayer completes divestment of Crop Sciences businesses to BASF, starts integration of US Monsanto
German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer can start integrating the US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto
FAO promotes contract farming in Fiji
The government of Fiji and FAO have announced to continue their partnership to promote contract farming as a means to coordinate links between farmers and agribusiness firms in the region
NEF and Agribusiness to explore Australia’s agricultural potential
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), representing Australia’s 84,000 farmers, and Agribusiness Australia, representing individuals and corporations across the agri-food chain, have signed a MoU agreement to boost Australia’s agricultural sector
FAO Food Price Index declines in July
Global agricultural food commodity prices fell sharply in July, as all the major traded items posted notable declines, led by dairy and sugar, according to the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)