UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and MasterCard have united to create inclusive payment systems to support small-scale farmers and poor families that practise agriculture
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Astino modernising Filipino poultry industry
Malaysian firm Astino Agro-House Multi System is building typhoon-resistant houses in the Philippines and developing poultry homes for the country
‘Agricultural machinery growth in Asia Pacific significant’
The global agriculture and farm machinery is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.7 per cent from 2015 to 2022, with the market value forecast at US$281.61bn, stated a MarketsandMarkets report
Vietnamese company signs US$17mn deal with Netafim
Drip and smart irrigation solutions provider Netafim has signed a US$17mn agreement with Vietnam’s Vingroup
Deutz-Fahr launches new combine harvester series
Italy’s Same Deutz-Fahr has launched a new range of combine harvesters for the third consecutive year, the C6000 series, designed for farms that rely on their own machinery during harvest seasons