A new study recommends returning oil palm biomass to planting areas to maintain soil health — specifically, by replenishing the soil with silicon. The research was published in April by a team of scie…
Agriculture
S. Korean agriculture minister to visit Malaysia, Indonesia to discuss food security, exports
Agriculture Minister Chung Hwang-keun will visit Malaysia and Indonesia for talks on ways to boost cooperation on the agricultural and food industries and to better ensure stable supply chains, his of…
Commodity Market Report – 10 April 2023
Gold prices protruded above USD2030 /oz last week but fell before weekend. This week, the market is prone to encounter some profit-taking as Dollar may gain higher. Once the USD2000 /oz support gives …
Weekly Rubber Report – 10 April 2023
Market Fundamentals: Commodity prices rose last week led by Gold and Crude demands. Unfortunately, Rubber prices traded in weak pattern as we forecast. This week, the Dollar (USDX) will be prone to re…
Commodity Market Report – 20 Mar 2023
Gold prices shot up last week due to flight of fund into safe haven. The bulls broke above USD1960 /oz on Friday and took traders by many surprises. This week, we forecast the trend will encounter pro…
Weekly Rubber Report – 20 Mar 2023
Market Fundamentals: Rubber prices weighed lower last week following the decline in Crude demand. The turmoil of financial market in U.S. banking crisis has spread to European continent and alerted th…
Sikkim: Nirmala Sitharaman applauds the people for driving organic farming revolution
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman applauded the people of Sikkim for driving the organic farming revolution. She applauded how the State has risen beyond its attraction to trigger tourism and …
Commodity Market Report – 13 Mar 2023
Gold prices bounced off USD1810 /oz support last week. This week, we reckon the trend will climb higher and trade from USD1850 – USD1900 /oz region. Small correction in Dollar is expected which will p…
Weekly Rubber Report – 13 Mar 2023
Market Fundamentals: Crude prices weighed down Rubber demand last week. The U.S. nonfarm payroll added 311,000 jobs and surpassed the estimate. Last week, the collapse of Silvergate crypto-banks Silic…
ASEAN’s Agricultural Climate Resilience: Is Strengthening Domestic Production Enough?
To achieve global food security, there is a need not only to increase domestic production, but also to adapt to the climatic impacts on agriculture. This is particularly pertinent in Southeast Asia. I…