The current coronavirus pandemic has created giant seismic shifts in our day-to-day living and has presented us with a new set of challenges. As the pandemic rages on putting us in a quagmire, we have…
Agriculture
TREND: Supply crunch, rising demand seen driving rubber prices
MUMBAI – After two months of the COVID-19-led lockdown that battered economic activity, natural rubber prices are now looking up amid a supply crunch and resurgence in demand from tyre makers and othe…
Agriculture can save the Philippines from COVID-19 havoc
A resounding yes to “Hope in agriculture” (Editorial, 5/24/20). As a country with vast untapped agricultural lands and abundant bodies of water, we need to revive the agriculture sector. And this glob…
India: Driving synergy in energy and agriculture through Agro-Photovoltaics
Ambitious goals have been laid down by the government in the areas of solar energy and agriculture. Yet, the two goals are often seen as independent of each other. Agro-photovoltaics (APVs) emerge as …
Malaysia signs record rice deal with India
Malaysia has agreed to import a record 100,000 tonnes of rice from India for shipment this month and next, in a further sign of improving trade relations between the countries after a diplomatic spat.…
Malaysian Rubber Board: Covid-19 pandemic to push up rubber price, demand for rubber gloves
The Covid-19 pandemic will drive up the rubber price in the market to a higher level as well as increase the demand for Malaysian rubber gloves this year, said the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB). Direct…
Japan snack giant Calbee Snack intensifies palm oil and electricity sustainability efforts
Japanese snack firm Calbee is intensifying its sustainability activities by working on the sustainable procurement of palm oil and attempting to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30%. Source: htt…
The European Union’s Green Wars
The EU is becoming the trendsetter for the global environmental agenda. It sees itself not only as a competitive economy but also as the leader of the green revolution. During the UN Climate Change Co…
Covid-19 to shrink global natural rubber demand by 8.2%, drag Indian price below Rs 100: Experts
“Increasing worries about the global economic tsunami are expected to dominate the sentiments in NR markets during April,” said RB Premadasa, secretary general, ANRPC,in his foreword to the March-2020…
Choked by Dams and Climate Change, the Mekong River Is on ‘Life Support’
As societies around the world focus on containing the spread of the novel coronavirus, millions of people in Southeast Asia have another worry on their minds: How to put food on their table amid a dev…