Water is a fundamental driver of economic development and human well-being across the world. In the near future, water demand is expected to far outpace supply. In South Asia, the impact will be felt …
Agriculture 4.0
Digital solutions make farmers more connected: experts
Data-driven digital ecosystems can address bottlenecks in the agriculture value chain, including poor market linkages, lack of access to finance, knowledge and inputs, and shortcomings to an enabling …
Myanmar: Agriculture as an economic driver
It’s common to see roads in Shan State full of trucks loaded with vegetables. The state produces 60 percent of all vegetables consumed within the country. Some of the crops are even exported to neighb…
Cambodia joins Vietnamese programme for agri cooperation
Cambodia has sent representatives to attend a Vietnamese programme that seeks to strengthen the relationship between them and the agricultural sectors of Vietnam and Laos, Vietnamese media reported. F…
Myanmar: Value chain finance could improve agricultural productivity: economists
Value-chain financing is an important aspect of agriculture, Myanmar’s most important industry, that requires more attention, a Yangon University of Economics academic association says. UK-funded priv…
Advanced agro-machinery controls modern farming
It’s been a privilege to attend China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition (CIAME) for the third time. This year the exhibition was held at Shandong’s Qingdao in China. I have attended the …
Reshaping Philippines agriculture through farm tourism
At the recent 6th Philippine Farm Tourism Conference held at the Marco Polo Plaza in Cebu City I was pleasantly surprised to hear that big landlords from different places across the country had joined…
Malaysian PM: Govt wants private firms to invest in large scale vegetable farming
The government is encouraging private firms and government-owned companies such as Khazanah Nasional Bhd to invest in large scale fruit and vegetable farming to reduce the nation’s food import bill, w…
Sustainable agriculture: Thinking beyond subsidies
Agriculture remains the mainstay of the Nepalis, hence making it sustainable is important. The conventional agricultural system, which was of a subsistence type, used pesticides on a large scale, whic…
Emerging Technology Key For Increasing Farm Incomes: Agri-Scientists
The focus on the development and adoption of emerging agricultural technology will go a long way in the success of agricultural activities in the country and contribute towards increasing farmers inco…