Cambodia’s minister of commerce has announced that the country will step up efforts to export rice to Africa, Middle East and the European Union
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Malaysia extends duty-free export of palm oil
Malaysia, world’s second-largest crude palm oil (CPO) producer and exporter, would continue its duty-free export tariff in January 2015, according to the customs department
China cuts corn imports from USA
China has clamped down corn imports from the USA by 500,000 tonnes this year over claims of containing a genetically modified variety not approved by Beijing
Vietnam sets up agricultural research centre
Vietnam and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have signed a contract to establish the country’s first international agricultural research centre
Thailand and NSTDA to work on rice development programme
Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) has renewed its collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture in an effort to continue a rice development programme in the country