In today’s world, natural rubber is a critical component of developed economies — it remains impossible to drive a car, fly a plane or fight a war without it. However, because it is ubiquitous in our …
Agriculture
India natural rubber production sees signs of revival
New Delhi: After facing months of negative phase, the local rubber production in India is about to witness a hike of about 4 per cent due to increase in farming area, says Rubber Board of India. Natur…
Cocoa trees disappearing; rubber plantations taking over
If the government of Ghana, through the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), does not act swiftly, the cocoa sector of the economy will collapse in the near future following the sale of cocoa farms to rubber …
Rubber exports expected to rise as production improves in Myanmar
Myanmar is expecting to export around 300,000 tonnes of rubber this year on the back of rising production at local plantations, U Khaing Myint, secretary of the Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers A…
Myanmar’s farmers go hi-tech
According to the World Bank, Asia supports the food demands of 60 percent of the global population by using just 23 percent of the world’s agricultural land. Due to an increasing population and decrea…
Nepal: Ground work begins for coffee super zone in five districts
The Prime Minister Agriculture Modernisation Project has started ground work for coffee plantations in five districts that have been identified as a super zone for the agro product, targeting to boost…
Smart Tech The New Tool For African Farmers
How do you count the number of mangoes on your farm so that you get a fair price? And what’s a clever-but-cheap way for a farmer to cut down his irrigation bill? Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa may …
Rubber farming possible in eastern Nepal: Agro Ministry
A study recently conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has stated that natural rubber farming is possible in the eastern part of the country. As production of synthetic ru…
Nepal’s honey and beekeeping industry is about more than profit
KATHMANDU (The Kathmandu Post/ANN) – Honey is in Bal Krishna Upadhyay’s lifeblood. Upadhyay’s family has been keeping Asian honey bees for generations. But last year was a bleak winter. His normally p…
Vietnam: Agricultural sector posts trade surplus of $1b in two months
The agricultural sector gained a trade surplus of US$1 billion in the first two months of this year despite a year-on-year decrease of 1.6 per cent in export value. According to the Ministry of Agricu…