Thailand and Chinese multinational Alibaba entered into a strategic partnership to drive the development of Thailands digital economy and the Eastern Economic Corridor under the Thailand 4.0 policy, as well as developing smart tourism and Thai agricultural exports to China
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Myanmar ready to implement crop insurance scheme for paddy farmers
Myanmar has approved a crop insurance scheme for smallholder farmers to assist them in facing agricultural challenges and fighting uncertainties
Better Life Farming to unlock potential of smallholder farmers in developing countries
Bayer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Netafim and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have launched a global alliance, Better Life Farming, to help smallholder farmers in the developing world in growing their farms into sustainable businesses
INAGRITECH 2018 to have new section focused on rice
The sixth edition of agriculture exhibition INAGRITECH will take place on 25-27 July at the JIExpo Kemayoran in Jakarta along with the INAPALM Asia 2018, INAGRICHEM 2018 and SUGARMCH Indonesia 2018
Thailand's agriculture ministry to organise National Farmers Forum at SIMA ASEAN
Thailands ministry of agriculture and cooperatives said it would organise the National Farmers Forum at SIMA ASEAN Thailand 2018 between 6 - 8 June 2018