The agriculture secretary for the Philippines, Emmanuel PiƱol has reversed agricultural growth targets after the Typhoon Nina causes US$110mn (5.47bn pesos) of damage to the countrys agricultural sector
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Connecting Bangladeshi rice farmers to commercial buyers

The project aims to empower farmers to produce high value varieties of rice in bulk quantities. (Image source: Trung Hieu Dang/Pixabay)
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
Harnessing Conservation Agriculture to fight climate change

The conversation of an additional 10mn ha globally to Conservation Agriculture has led to a nearly 20mn tonnes reduction in the CO2 in the atmosphere . (Image source: keulefm/Pixabay)
A major conference at COP22 discussed how encouraging farmers to switch to Conservation Agriculture (CA) can help countries meet their climate goals