Africa’s arable, uncultivated and fertile land can offer solution to food crisis, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chair of B20 India Action Council on African Economic Integration, said, adding that adopti…
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Commodity Market Report – 4 Sep 2023
Gold prices crawled up in slow rise last week. The market might be resisted at USD1950 /oz this week and begin to make corrections. Technically, we predict the range will trade from USD1910 – USD1950 …
Weekly Rubber Report – 4 Sep 2023
Market Fundamentals: Rubber prices recovered last week due to rising demand from China. Dollar Index (USDX) waned in early part of last week and helped to push Rubber prices higher. However, the stron…
Is a global food crisis the new normal?
When India halted the exports of non-basmati white rice in late July to control soaring prices domestically and ensure its local availability, the country had an explanation ready. The ban, coming fro…
Commodity Market Report – 28 Aug 2023
Gold Gold prices regained small strength above USD1900 /oz last week. Technically, we foresee the trend will whipsaw this week due to uncertainty and within the range of USD1895 – USD1920 /oz. The bul…
Weekly Rubber Report – 28 Aug 2023
Market Fundamentals: China announces rate cut on the 1-year lending rate to 3.45 percent in an effort to stimulate SME loans and reverse weakening consumer spending. Last week, Shanghai Rubber rose an…
What makes a good food & agriculture leader? 6 questions with INSEAD’s Shekshnia
Stanislav Shekshnia is a senior professor of entrepreneurship and family enterprise at INSEAD and the FFA program director. He has extensive experience in leadership, leadership development, and effec…
World’s fourth largest coffee crop threatened by El Nino
El Nino’s dry weather threatens to further dent coffee production in Indonesia, the world’s fourth largest grower, after excessive rains dragged down output to its lowest in more than a de…
Indonesia Aims Stronger Ties with Thailand to Bolster Rubber Prices
Indonesia is seeking to partner with fellow rubber producer Thailand as the country grapples with plummeting prices and the European Union’s rollout of an anti-deforestation law. Rubber trade wa…
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…