The United Nations’ vegetable oils price index has rallied 70% since last June to nine-year highs after labour shortages at Asian palm plantations and bad weather in key sunflower, rapeseed and soybea…
India, Bangladesh to sign economic pact over next five years: EIU
India and Bangladesh are expected to sign an economic partnership agreement over the next five years which will preserve trade rights for Bangladesh. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, R…
Bangladesh launches $2 billion fund to finance port construction
This week the Government of Bangladesh announced plans to set up a US$2.0 billion fund from its foreign exchange reserve to finance port and power sector infrastructural projects. Bangladesh Prime Min…
Vietnam’s potential of biomass energy
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Vietnam successfully clones pigs for first time
Four healthy pigs were born on March 10 using somatic cell nuclear transfer technology. Visiting the National Institute of Animal Sciences on March 14, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ng…
Tripura begins rubber export to Nepal
The trade of naturalrubber between Tripura and Nepal waslaunched yesterday here with the movementof first consignment of rubber to EasternNepal. The Rubber Board officials here along withDirector Indu…
Telcos as a catalyst to re-energising digital financial inclusion
In 2019, the World Bank, in collaboration with the ASEAN Working Committee on Financial Inclusion (WCFINC) released a report titled, ‘Advancing Digital Financial Inclusion in ASEAN’. A key finding fro…
How this market turns 10 tons of food waste into energy every day
Watch on Youtube Every year, 1.3 billion tons of food gets thrown away. But instead of putting it in a landfill, at the Bowenpally market, unsold vegetables get turned into biogas. It’s a clean …
Malaysia to introduce new national investment policy
The Malaysian government will introduce a new national investment policy to attract more high-quality investors as the country moves towards a high-income nation, Senior Minister cum International Tra…
France extends support for Laos’ sustainable agriculture value-chain through Mekong Tea Project
The government of France is further supporting the sustainable agriculture value-chain through the Mekong Tea Project, aiming to strengthen the tea production value-chain in Laos and increase the bene…