Swarna-Sub1 is a flood-tolerant rice variety developed by the Philippines-based IRRI. (Image source: Krista Johanson/sxc.hu)
About 10mn Indian rice farmers have been given access to climate-smart rice varieties, which includes flood-tolerant ones, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) announced
Cargill said that it hopes that this new centre will equip farmers to thrive by providing the right skills and expertise. (Image source: Solaris 955/Flickr)
Cargill has opened the first Cocoa Technology Transfer Center in Vietnam’s Ba Ria Vung Tau for Xa Bang Cocoa co-op and department of agriculture and rural development of Ba Ria Vung Tau Province in April 2014
Half of Myanmar’s rice exports reportedly go to China via border trade. (Image source: Melanie Martinelli/sxc.hu)
Myanmar has announced that it will export 6,000 tonnes of rice to Japan this month, according to Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF)
Indonesia is the world’s second largest user of palm oil after India. (Image source: CIFOR/Flickr)
Sales of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) are expected to hit a record high in Indonesia this year due to larger purchase commitments from main buyer countries, according to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
China is expected to account for 40 per cent of the rise in global corn trade over the next decade. (Image source: Zeeshan Qureshi/sxc.hu)
China is set to become the world’s largest corn importer by 2020, according to USDA reports
