Kenya has offered Bangladesh to take advantage of the African nation’s vast farmland for food production as Bangladesh has developed good expertise and demonstrated immense success in the field.…
Explained: What are EU’s options in palm oil row with Malaysia and Indonesia?
The World Trade Organization (WTO) could soon rule on two cases brought against the European Union over its decision to phase-out the import of unsustainable palm oil by 2030. The complaints were file…
Breaking new ground: Sustainability in Malaysia
“We’re dealing with a crisis here, folks.” The warning from John Kerry, the US president’s top climate envoy, to global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos in May 2022 couldn’t have been clea…
Indonesia plans new incentives to clear palm oil inventory, boost exports
Indonesia plans to soon bring in new rules on its palm oil export levy and incentives to increase exports and empty storage tanks, a senior official said, the latest effort to accelerate shipments aft…
As Sri Lanka’s Economy Unravels, a Crude Awakening
Shortly after protestors stormed the Sri Lankan presidential palace, prompting the resignations of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, a unity government comprising o…
Explained: Global edible oil prices crash; will other food commodities follow?
The present prolonged bout of global food inflation from around end-2020 began with edible oils. Could it end with edible oils? As far as overall food inflation goes, these are still early days. The U…
Vietnam’s leading dairy company Vinamilk commits to sustainable development with “Green farm” – the ecological dairy farm system at Global Dairy Congress
At the 15th Global Dairy Congress held from June 14-16 in France, Vinamilk, representative of Vietnam’s dairy industry, shared about sustainable development direction with Vinamilk Green Farm mo…
Asean nations share bounty of RCEP trade facilitation package
During Thailand’s durian season every year, orders from China for the thorny “king of fruits” always surge, driving up shipments from the world’s top fresh durian exporter. This year, after the Region…
China industries relocate elsewhere
There was talk all around that world’s second largest economy China would relocate its labour-intensive industries like textile to Pakistan to take advantage of reduced production cost. The move would…