China has a demand for 15mn tonnes of bananas per year. (Image source: Shumpei Sano/Flickr)
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
German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer can start integrating the US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto
Contract farming is an agreement which establishes conditions between a buyer and farmers for the production and marketing of farm products. (Image source: akumi800/Flickr)
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
Australia is taking initiatives to explore agricultural potential in the country. (Image source: JIRCAS Library/Flickr)
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
Export prices for cereals, dairy, sugar, meat and vegetable oils decline. (Image source: Patrick M Burke/Flickr)
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)
