A Virginia Tech team has introduced Bangladesh’s first biocontrol program to combat an invasive weed. Parthenium hysterophorus, a tropical weed native to Central and South America, first reached the S…
Agriculture
Time to Harness the Economic Potential in Bamboo
We know bamboo is used a lot during RAYA times to make LEMANG. We also know bamboo is a hard fast-growing crop. We may not know that bamboo-based products thrive in countries like China. The latest we…
Commodity Market Report – 30 Sep 2024
Gold spot prices have been climbing to make new record high and settled at USD2657 /oz on Friday. This week, we target the bulls might rise further and reach USD2700 /oz before encountering profit-tak…
Weekly Rubber Report – 30 Sep 2024
Market Fundamentals: Rubber prices have risen due to supply shortages resulting from monsoon season in Southeast Asia. Additionally, the impact of U.S. interest rate cut has started to influence natur…
Vietnam’s rubber exports reach 1.7 billion USD in eight months
Vietnam’s rubber exports topped 1.7 billion USD in the first eight months of 2024, statistics show. With this result, the whole year’s turnover is forecast to hit 3 – 3.5 billion USD, equi…
Vietnam’s agricultural products strive to meet EU’s higher standards
The EU recently introduced a draft regulation to lower the Maximum Residue Level (MRL) for four pesticide active substances starting next February. A representative of the Office of the Vietnam Sanita…
Nepal dispatches first shipment of vegetables to Qatar with China support
Nepal has sent its first shipment of vegetables to Qatar, grown with Chinese technical and financial assistance. The consignment includes 1,500 kilograms of red cherry pepper chillies, flat beans, and…
Malaysia agritech adoption to accelerate as 5G connectivity spreads
Technology-related investments in Malaysia’s agribusiness sector are expected to pick up over the next five years, as 5G connectivity becomes more widespread and the state’s support for increased prod…
Climate-Smart Agriculture Enables Asian Farmers to Increase Rice Productivity
Local farmers during the basic agricultural practices training in 2023 in Myanmar. (Photo: Mynamar Department of Biotechnology Research) To achieve sustainable rice production and food security in the…
Indonesia Eyes Infrastructure, Food Investment in Cambodia
Indonesian companies have set their sights on investing in fellow ASEAN member Cambodia’s food and infrastructure sectors, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi. Indonesia is now nudging…