Sources have said that Thai agricultural companies had begun growing rice in neighbouring countries, and were cooperating with foreign investors to use new technology to increase rice yields overseas. (Image source: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)
Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has said that Thai rice will meet its annual export target of 10mn tonnes, despite the ongoing drought crisis
Vietnam is seeking to increase its lychee produce for the purpose of exports. (Image source: Pixabay)
Lychee exporter Vietnam, which majorly exports to China, is now looking at other nations to send its produce to
Mexico is keen on tapping into Southeast Asian markets, aside from Japan. (Image source: AsianDevelopmentBank/Flickr)
The 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), if finalised, could double Mexico’s agricultural exports to Japan, revealed a senior trade official in Mexico
The Maize Association of Australia (MAA) has been encouraging farmers across the country to plant maize by highlighting the crop’s versatility and popularity
The platform is likely to benefit from the collaboration of partnerships with diverse international entities, including governments, networks of family farmers, UN agencies as well as NGOs. (Image source: WanphenChawarung/Shutterstock)
Recognising the contributions of family farmers to food security and poverty eradication worldwide, FAO recently launched a digital platform that aims to become a ‘one-stop shop’ for information, data and legislation on the sector that produces 80 per cent of the world’s food
