Crops
Thailand and Cambodia to set up trade zone for cassava-corn trade
Maintaining the quality of stored coffee and cocoa
Drying and storage conditions applied to coffee and cocoa commodity ‘chains’ are essential in maintaining the long term integrity of these crops
Philippines exports fancy rice to global markets

The total value of the rice exports by Philippines has been estimated to be US$100,000. (Image source: IRRI Images/Flickr)
The Philippines has exported 50,000kg of fancy rice to Hong Kong and Dubai in April, and preparing to export another 50,000kg to the US between July and August this year
Asian bank and Japan design crop insurance system for Bangladesh farmers
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan have undertaken a project to develop a new crop insurance system for small farmers in Bangladesh who often lose crops to natural calamities