Although it appears granular like Chinese kaun, the crop in question is Quinoa, a South American crop. After five long years of research at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, this new crop was cul…
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Vietnamese lychee to be sold online for first time
Lychees grown in Hai Duong Province will be sold on e-commerce platforms Voso, Sendo, Lazada and China’s Alibaba on Saturday, according to the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency. It would be the first tim…
Agriculture human capital to push Philippines to upper middle-income status
Upgrading to the upper-middle income status remains achievable if the country will focus on improving the agriculture sector and its human capital, according to Socioeconomic Planning secretary Karl C…
Rubber Scarcity Creates New Headache for Beleaguered Automakers
Automakers struggling with pandemic-induced plant shutdowns and a global chip shortage are now confronting another supply chain headache: dwindling rubber supplies. Snarled shipping lines are disrupti…
Chinese firm signs MoU on agriculture development project in Laos
A chinese company, Jiarun Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. and the Lao Ministry of Planning and Investment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the feasibility study for a forest resto…
Weekly Rubber Report – 5 Apr 2021
Market Fundamentals: The U.S. Non-Farm Payroll gained 916,000 jobs in March and surpassed the consensus figure. President Biden announced another new round of infrastructure stimulus worth USD2 Trill…
Vietnam’s potential of biomass energy
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France extends support for Laos’ sustainable agriculture value-chain through Mekong Tea Project
The government of France is further supporting the sustainable agriculture value-chain through the Mekong Tea Project, aiming to strengthen the tea production value-chain in Laos and increase the bene…
High-tech farming needs investment and proper policies
Vietnam’s agriculture sector is aiming to be among the 15 most developed countries in the world, in which the agricultural processing sector ranks among the top 10 countries by 2030. To realise the go…
Weekly Rubber Report – 22 Feb 2021
Market Fundamentals: Last week, Rubber prices climbed in Asia due to the lift in Crude demand. Market investors are widely expecting the U.S. stimulus to be rolled out in March and stimulates commodit…