According to a paper produced by the National Academy of Science of the USA, by 2030, the world could lose millions of hectares of fertile agricultural lands to expanding cities, amounting to a total lose of 80 per cent of agricultural land in Asia
Agriculture
Philippines agriculture secretary reverses growth target after typhoon
The agriculture secretary for the Philippines, Emmanuel Piñol has reversed agricultural growth targets after the Typhoon Nina causes US$110mn (5.47bn pesos) of damage to the countrys agricultural sector
Connecting Bangladeshi rice farmers to commercial buyers
A USAID-funded project, Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice Value Chain (RVC), aimed at improving the rice value chain is helping 365 farmer organisations in southern Bangladesh to grow premium-quality crops to gain access to national buyers
Agriculture on table in Taiwan Japan trade talks
Annual trade and economic talks between Taiwan and Japan held in Taipei on 29 and 30 November will discuss important agricultural issues
Flower sector expected to grow despite political instability
Brexit, embargos on Russia and global terrorism have meant that flower and the plant worlds have having to grow in unconventional ways