Phuvin Kongsawat used his training as an engineer to set up a company that delivers artificial intelligence-based solutions to test the quality of rice. The chief executive of Easy Rice Digital Techno…
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World Bank continues to accompany Vietnam to develop green agriculture
A World Bank delegation led by Anna Wellenstein, East Asia and Pacific Regional Director for Sustainable Development, held a working session with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Deve…
NASA data helps Bangladeshi farmers save water, money, energy
With nearly 170 million residents, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated nations in the world. Nearly half of its residents work on or live around farms, and rice crops are critical to feedi…
Transforming Pakistan’s Agriculture: The ‘Green Revolution’ Uniting Land, Lease, and Technology
Here is a list of countries where the military historically or currently play a significant role in agriculture: China, Egypt, India, Iran, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Turkey, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan…
US to provide $35m for climate-smart cultivation techniques in Bangladesh
The United States (US) will provide 35 million US dollar to help Bangladeshi farmers mitigate climate impacts and increase their production. The support will be provided under a five-year “Feed …
Bangladesh Receives $858 Million World Bank Financing to Improve Climate Resilient Agriculture Growth and Road Safety
The government of Bangladesh and the World Bank today signed two financing agreements totaling $858 million to enhance climate-resilient agricultural growth, food security, and improve road safety. Th…
Saving South Asian farming communities from climate change: Learnings from a project
Climate change impacts on agriculture can have significant social, economic and political consequences, particularly in developing countries such as Nepal that rely heavily on agriculture for their li…
Economic managers eye modernizing agri sector as inflation hits historic high
The Philippines is looking at modernizing the agriculture sector and seeking a whole-of-society approach to combat the continuous increase in consumer prices, with inflation the highest among ASEAN co…
Malaysia’s palm planters eye robots, drones to combat labour crunch
Watch on YouTube Malaysian research student Haziq Ramli wore an outfit resembling a light jetpack, with poles strapped to his biceps, to wield a long pole that clipped the sharp fronds and heavy bunch…
Nepali farmers diversify their income streams amidst climate crisis
In the aftermath of intense rains during Nepal’s 2019 monsoon season, farmer Geeta Tharu found her house submerged in a pool of water. The rains destroyed Tharu’s grain stores, which eventually plunge…