Global agribusiness giant ADM is working in partnership with international non-profit TechnoServe to support 15,000 new soyabean farmers in Maharashtra, India, in the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices, as part of its Farm Forward Initiative.
Announced on 28 May, the partnership was...
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The Malaysian Reserve
2026.06.07
10
Thailand is prepared to raise Malaysia’s temporary suspension of imports of five Thai shrimp species at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and ASEAN forums if bilateral negotiations fail to resolve the issue.
Government Spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said the Ministry of Commerce has...
2026.06.07
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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between QLBS Executive Chair Keith Phillips and Map My Crop Founder and CEO Swapnil "Neal" Jadhav was signed on June 5, marking an early outcome of a week-long visit to New Zealand by ten Indian agribusiness entrepreneurs under the Asia New Zealand Foundation's...
FFTC-AP Platform
2026.06.05
1
https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/3968
ABSTRACT
The palm oil industry is a major pillar of Indonesia’s economy, providing large-scale employment, generating substantial foreign exchange earnings, creating strong multiplier effects, and supporting regional economic growth and infrastructure...
Philippine News Agency
2026.06.05
14
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday highlighted the expanded food security ties between the Philippines and Japan, which now include the fisheries sector.
The partnership is a result of an enhanced Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) signed on the sidelines of President Ferdinand R. Marcos...
FFTC-AP Platform
2026.06.01
2
Link to the original full article: https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/3965
ABSTRACT
Taiwan faces compounding agricultural challenges: a subtropical climate prone to typhoons and drought, an aging farm workforce, shrinking arable land, and a food import dependency exceeding 60% of caloric supply....
UNEP
2026.05.22
30
The state of Andhra Pradesh in India may be famous for its stunning emerald-green slopes covered in lush vegetation. Over the past few decades, however, the region has lost 30 to 40 per cent of its original forest cover, according to Dinesh Kumar, a local government official.
“...
The Japan Times
2026.05.22
13
The stoppage of Japan’s oil imports through the Strait of Hormuz has raised questions about what happens to available supplies of petroleum-derived naphtha across a broad range of industries.
For the agricultural industry and food-packaging businesses, worries are particularly acute about what...