Grow Asia, a multi-stakeholder platform that builds partnerships for more sustainable food systems, launched the ASEAN Academy on Responsible Investing
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Malaysia sets focus on lab-grown meat to reduce agricultural emissions
![Lab-grown meat requires significantly less land and can be produced at a closer proximity to consumers. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/AdobeStock_251030683.jpg)
Lab-grown meat requires significantly less land and can be produced at a closer proximity to consumers. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Within the next two years, Malaysia is set to commence its own production of lab-grown meat, potentially aiding the critical fight against climate change
FAO launches new programme to boost Sustainable Development Goals
![The project will focus on areas such as increased innovation, digitalisation and knowledge exchange. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/AdobeStock_280533362.jpg)
The project will focus on areas such as increased innovation, digitalisation and knowledge exchange. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) announced the launch of a new US$5mn project supported by the FAO-China South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme to assist Small Island Developing States (SIDS) strengthen their capacities and tackle common development challenges
Vietnam's sustainable development of high-quality rice
![The project aims to reach about 1 million hectares by 2030, with an output of 13 million tons of rice. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/AdobeStock_294117560.jpg)
The project aims to reach about 1 million hectares by 2030, with an output of 13 million tons of rice. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
On 7 April in Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Le Minh Hoan, chaired a workshop titled ‘The project of sustainable development of 1 million hectares of high-quality rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta’
Japan set to mechanise agriculture sector to address labour shortage
![In 2020, the average age of 250,000 workers in agriculture was 67.7 years. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/AdobeStock_41345765.jpg)
In 2020, the average age of 250,000 workers in agriculture was 67.7 years. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The Japanese Government is looking towards mechanisation in the agriculture sector to address the country’s workforce shortage due to an aging population