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Organic farming: The future of Philippine agriculture

Organic agriculture is the way of the future not only to address hunger but also to sustain health and environmentAs the trend towards healthier lifestyle continues to grow, the interest in organic farming in the Philippines is also expeditiously gaining ground

World food prices fall in April: FAO

World food prices eased in April after rising in the first quarter of this yearThe United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has registered the first drop in global food prices in April after months of increases

Thailand chalks out new strategies to improve agri-business

The new strategies will focus on creating confidence in Thai agricultural products and food in order to strengthen the country’s farm sector A new set of agricultural strategies for the period 2012-16 were approved by the Thailand cabinet at a recently-held meeting, following a proposal by the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

Food 2040: The future of food and agriculture in East Asia

Food 2040 anticipates that rising demand, especially from China, will significantly restructure the global food industryThe US Grains Council recently joined with the US embassy in Japan to present a new study, Food 2040, at a major public briefing in Tokyo jointly sponsored by the embassy and Keidanren, a major Japanese business federation

GIS-based water requirement maps help produce more crop per drop

Chinas_Water_Productivity_Score_calculated_by_eLEAF_and_mapped_with_ArcGISNetherlands-based firms WaterWatch and Basfood have formed a new company, eLEAF, to support global solutions for agriculture and the environment with data they collect on vegetation, water, and climate