Technology-related investments in Malaysia’s agribusiness sector are expected to pick up over the next five years, as 5G connectivity becomes more widespread and the state’s support for increased prod…
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Climate-Smart Agriculture Enables Asian Farmers to Increase Rice Productivity
Local farmers during the basic agricultural practices training in 2023 in Myanmar. (Photo: Mynamar Department of Biotechnology Research) To achieve sustainable rice production and food security in the…
Vietnam’s pilot low-emission rice farming shows promise: Increased yields, profits, and sustainability
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)featured promising results of a pilot farming under the Sustainable Development …
Vietnam’s pilot low-emission rice farming shows promise: Increased yields, profits, and sustainability
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)featured promising results of a pilot farming under the Sustainable Development …
Laos plans to boost sustainable agriculture
Vientiane, July 17 Laos will carry out a green and sustainable agriculture demonstration project in 10 northern provinces of Laos, aiming to improve the quality of agricultural produce and develop agr…
Indonesia designs agricultural commodities digital tracker in sustainability push
Indonesia plans to set up a digital dashboard by August to track its agricultural commodities, its economics ministry said, as the world’s top palm oil exporter looks to monitor $6.5 billion wor…
Govt. to transform agriculture using modern tech – President Sri Lanka
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that the government plans to transform Sri Lankan agriculture using modern technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI). The government is committed to …
In Vietnam, New Rice Growing Methods Aim to Reduce Methane
Farmers in Vietnam are growing rice using a new method thought to reduce emissions of methane gas and labor costs. The method is called alternate wetting and drying, or AWD. It uses about 30 percent l…
Transforming agricultural insurance in the Philippines to help farmers cope with natural disasters: Three essential reform areas
Sitting down with farmers in Bicol early this year, we heard a clear message: “We suffer many losses after disasters; reliable agricultural insurance could be our financial safety net,” they say…
Engineers are turning roads into ‘green’ infrastructure with game-changing benefits: ‘Once there is a road, there is everything’
In many developing countries, unpaved roads are a liability, as they can quickly be made unusable by rain. But one group of engineers has figured out how to turn these roads from a liability to an ass…