The Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) has released six new varieties of wheat for multiplication and distribution to the country’s wheat farmers, offering increased production to Nepal’s nearly one million wheat farmers and boosting nutrition to its 28mn wheat consumers
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AM FRESH Group acquires majority stake in Fruit-X to redefine produce experience in Asia
Fruit-X soon to be rebranded FRESH FRUIT-X after AM FRESH Group acquires majority stake in the company (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Malaysia-based Fruit-X will soon be rebranded as ‘FRESH FRUIT-X’ after leading genetics; agri-tech and farming company AM FRESH Group acquires a majority stake in the company, with aims of redefining the produce industry in Asia
Indonesia to extend export levy waiver on palm oil to year-end
Indonesias export levy waiver on palm oil to be extended to year-end (Image source: Adobe Stock)
On October 4, the Chief Economic Minister of Indonesia announced that the country had planned to extend the export levy waiver on edible palm oil to the end of this year
ADB introduces US$14bn programme to address food crisis in Asia-Pacific
ADB announces US$14bn programme to tackle food crisis in Asia-Pacific (Image source: Adobe Stock)
On 27 September, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced that a new US$14bn programme was being planned to tackle the emerging food crisis in the Asia-Pacific region
MARD holds conference to implement action plan for green growth in Vietnam
MARD holds conference to implement action plan for the National Strategy on Green Growth in Vietnam (Image source: Adobe Stock)
On 30 September 2022, a conference was held in Hanoi by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to implement an action plan for the National Strategy on Green Growth for the 2021-2030 period
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