Gold prices dropped last week as Dollar strengthened again. This week, the yellow metal is prone to challenge the USD1620 /oz support again to form a double-bottom. Market movements are expected to tr…
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Weekly Rubber Report – 17 Oct 2022
Market Fundamentals: Dollar Index (USDX) is poised to rise on Friday as traders are expecting another rate hike in early November. General commodity prices are waning due to fear of market correlation…
Will China Produce Its Own Palm Oil?
Palm oil is produced by pressing the flesh and kernel of the fruit of the oil palm, a tropical plant originating in West Africa. People in the region may have consumed the reddish oil even in prehisto…
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…
Modernization of agriculture is the key to Bangladesh’s food security
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday jointly organized a workshop in Mymensingh focusing on agricultural transformation in northern Bangladesh. The wor…
Commodity Market Report – 19 Sep 2022
Gold prices have fallen into the support region while trying to stay buoyant. This week, we predict the overall range will trade from USD1650 – USD1700 /oz in whipsaw trend. However, falling beneath t…
Weekly Rubber Report – 19 Sep 2022
Market Fundamentals: The Rubber prices have started to recover after crude oil gained significantly higher last week. Meanwhile, Dollar Index (USDX) is staying at high side at 110.00 region while wait…
Integrating Climate Change into Nepal’s Development Strategy Key to Build Resilience
TheWorld Bank Group’s Country Climate and Development Report for Nepal underscores the urgency of building resilience to climate change and recommends policies and investments for integrated climate a…
Farmers accidentally created a flood-resistant ‘machine’ across Bangladesh
To control unpredictable water and stop floods, you might build a dam. To build a dam, you generally need hills and dales—geographic features to hold water in a reservoir. Which is why dams don’t fare…