MEKONG DELTA — Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have developed agri-tourism models that have not only increased their incomes but also contributed to sustainable agriculture and rural developmen…
Agriculture
Top rubber producers say to curb exports by up to 300,000 T
The world’s top producers of natural rubber on Friday said in a joint statement that they would curb exports by up to 300,000 tonnes, in a bid to prop up global prices for the commodity. The curb, for…
Can ‘Big Brother’ technology clean up palm oil’s image?
Some of the world’s major palm oil users, including Nestle, Unilever, and Mondelez, are trying out new satellite technology to track deforestation, as pressure grows on them to source the ingred…
Malaysia bets on biofuel projects to spur palm oil demand
Malaysia is aiming for domestic annual demand of crude palm oil to rise by 1.3 million tons in 2020 as it presses ahead with biodiesel programs in the transport and industrial sectors, the federal pla…
Adopt Kerala method to boost rubber production: Tripura CM
Agartala: Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday asked all stakeholders to adopt the Kerala method to boost rubber production in Tripura. The northeastern state is the second largest rubber produc…
Weekly RUBBER Report – 28 Jan 2019
Market Forecast: Rubber commodity has retreated after made a spike on last Monday. Japan remains unchanged in monetary policy with negative 1 percent interest rates. Meanwhile, European Central Bank e…
Cambodia’s rubber export up 15 pct last year
Cambodia had exported 217,500 tons of dry rubber in 2018, up 15 percent from a year earlier, according to a General Directorate of Rubber report released on Monday. The Southeast Asian nation earned g…
Airports, airlines join Putrajaya’s fight against anti-palm oil lobby
The Malaysian aviation industry has joined the government’s efforts to counter the anti-palm oil campaign in Europe, with airports and airlines ready to bring Putrajaya’s “Love MY Palm Oil” tagline to…
Taiwan promotes tilapia farming in Myanmar
Taiwanese business people have found a new opportunity under the country’s New Southbound Policy to intensify ties with Myanmar by encouraging the culture of Taiwanese tilapia. The Council of Agricult…
Vietnam exports 1.58 million tonnes of rubber in 2018
In 2018, the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) basically completed its targets, in which the total volume of exploited rubber reached 307,108 tonnes of latex, equalling 101.92% of the yearly plan (exceeding …