From Khmer TimesCambodia, along with six other Asean member countries, reached an agreement to form an alliance of sugar-producing countries ‒ or so the called Asean Sugar Alliance (ASA) ‒ to promote and support the regional sugar industry and make it more competitive globally.Cambodia, ... [continue reading]
The war is over: genetically-modified (GM) foods are safe.This is according to a recent news report by a British national daily newspaper, The Guardian.Ever since GM food were first introduced into the market more than a couple of decades ago, debates about their safety has remained ... [continue reading]
From Khmer TimesCambodia’s rice export continued to fall about 6 percent from the 283,825 tons in the first six months of last year to about 268,190 tons in same period this year, according to a report released by the General Department of Agriculture yesterday.Hean Vanhan, the deputy director ... [continue reading]
From VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has called for provinces in the Mekong Delta to expand paddy farming in areas with favorable weather conditions given positive projections for outbound sales of the staple food later this year.The ministry wants more ... [continue reading]
After the sun comes the rain. No, the above statement is not an erroneous, twisted version of the old proverb. This is, in fact, not a saying at all – it is the reality in Myanmar, which, after being ravaged by the sizzling weather and the hard-hitting drought brought about by the ... [continue reading]