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…
Agriculture
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…
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…
Commodity Market Report – 24 July 2023
Gold prices traded slightly firm last week as we predicted. Market topped around USD1380 /oz and fell into correction again. This week, we project the trend will trade lower but contain in the range f…
Weekly Rubber Report – 24 July 2023
Market Fundamentals: Commodity rubber prices turned weaker last week due to low demand from China. The struggling China’s economy has driven Chinese policymakers into further stimulus remediatio…
Renewable energy: a boon for women farmers in Cambodia
When it came time to water her rice fields, farmer Im Heng used to have to lug a diesel-powered water pump across her property in Cambodia’s southern Takeo province. Along with being heavy, the machin…
Vietnam’s agriculture exports see recovery following China’s reopening
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