Food security
German agritech startup builds vertical mega-farm in Singapore
A German startup company focusing on agricultural technology and indoor farming is nearing completion of a vertical mega-farm and research center in Singapore which...
Singapore gives green light for sale of artificial meat, a world’s first
Lab-grown chicken is the new trend in Singapore
Singapore has approved the sale of laboratory-created chicken, becoming the...
Singapore builds upon rooftop farming for food security
Rooftop farm of Edible Garden City, Singapore
Lacking sufficient agricultural space, Singapore is now boosting domestic food production...
Brunei opens largest rice farm to boost food self-sufficiency
Brunei’s largest commercial rice farm has begun operations in Kandol in the western district of Belait, with...
Vietnam to cooperate with Qatar in food security
Vietnam and Qatar have decided to work closer in the field of food security as the Middle East country is looking for new import...
795 million people undernourished globally (infographic)
In an updated report just released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation (FAO), the institution revealed that about 795 million...
Brunei limits agricultural land use to 1% to protect tropical forests
Brunei will limit its agricultural land use to just one per cent, a government minister pledged this week, saying that the tiny country on...
Laos seeks to export rice to Brunei
The Lao government has said that it is ready to export rice to Brunei and has invited officials from Brunei’s Finance Ministry to conduct...
Malaysia remains fattest country in Southeast Asia
A new report once again put Malaysia at the top rank in Southeast Asia's obesity statistics. According to a report by UK-based poverty and...
Philippines, Myanmar to sign visa-free agreement
The Philippines and Myanmar will sign an agreement that will grant Filipino visitors visa-free access to Myanmar. This is one of the deals to...
Third GCC-ASEAN meeting held in Bahrain
The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held their 3rd ministerial meeting on November...
India, Indonesia to team up for food security
Eager to add “further depth and content” to the strategic partnership established in 2005, India and Indonesia on October 11 decided to join hands...
Singapore aims to become self-sustainable in food production
The Singapore government has added another $10 million into a fund to help Singapore become self-sustainable in food production, the Minister for National Development,...
South Korea, ASEAN to boost agro-cooperation
South Korea and the ten-member ASEAN bloc will hold talks on September 27 on boosting their agricultural cooperation and on establishment of a joint...
Brunei, solid as a rock during volatile times
Economic growth of some ASEAN countries seems to have hit a speed bump lately. A combination of Indonesia's record current account gap, Thailand's economic...
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Women could sow greater food security
Empowering women to reach their full potential in the agriculture sector could create unleash greater productivity, a report released by the Asian Development Bank...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...