With some countries in the Asia Pacific region facing extreme weather events caused by climate change, Asia Development Bank (ADB) has planned to increase its climate investments from this year on, ac…
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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…
MDEC: Cyberjaya to attract more 5G investments
Cyberjaya, home to many multinational corporations (MNC) and technology companies, is expected to rope in more investors with the upcoming roll-out of 5G technology, said Malaysia Digital Economy Corp…
We’re not the enemy of palm oil, says French envoy
The French ambassador to Malaysia says neither France nor the European Union (EU) is an “enemy” of palm oil, adding that the market will continue to be open to the crop especially given Pakatan Harapa…
Bursa Malaysia makes first foray into blockchain for securities borrowing
Kuala Lumpur-based stock exchange Bursa Malaysia is now interested in a blockchain-powered proof-of-concept (PoC) platform involving the securities borrowing and lending (SBL) market, Bernama reported…
Nepal’s first garment processing zone invites investors to build plants
Nepal’s first garment processing zone in Simara has invited investors to submit applications to install production plants at the zone. The government constructed the garment processing zone on 300 big…
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…
Myanmar to hold regional investment forum in Yangon
YANGON, May 6 (Xinhua) — Myanmar will hold a regional investment forum in Yangon, the commercial capital of Myanmar, later this week, in order to increase investment and attract more investors i…
Palm Oil Titan Warns EU Limits on Biofuel Use Will Backfire
Franky Widjaja, head of one of the world’s biggest palm plantation companies, warned that the European Union’s plans to restrict use of the tropical oil in biofuel will misfire as the move will hurt g…
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 …