Malaysia’s major agarwood producer, DAdvance Agarwood Solutions Sdn Bhd (DAAS) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Huawei Technologies Malaysia to implement cloud-based digital solutions within the agarwood segment. The partners also intend to...
In the season of Ramadan this year, Burger King Indonesia has collaborated with GoFood, a food delivery platform, to bring together F&B companies to facilitate bukber (break fast) for Indonesians. Indonesians can now buy meals from F&B partners, such as...
The Thai government has pledged to hasten the digital transformation plans of the country’s food and agriculture industry this year. The focus areas will include big data, smart agriculture, and e-commerce. Over the past several years, the country has worked...
Thailand’s exports grew by over 16% in the month of February 2022, driven by higher international demand on the back of global economic recovery. This higher-than-expected increase in exports has resulted in a trade surplus of USD 123 million, according to the...
During the Paris Salon International de l’Agriculture (SIA) held in March 2022, the Vietnamese Ambassador to France emphasized the potential for long-term development and mutual benefits between Vietnam and France. Specifically, the Southeast Asian nation aims...
The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines and the Israel Economic Commercial Mission to the Philippines commenced a partnership with the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Dairy Authority (NDA) in order to develop the dairy sector of the...
Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB), the federal statutory agency responsible for the cocoa industry, is collaborating with several partners to build the first smart cocoa plantation plan in the country. MCB has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Agrocloud Sdn...
Dutch company Aqua-Spark, a sustainable aquaculture-focused investment fund, has announced the opening of an office in Bangkok, Thailand, the first outside the Netherlands. The company revelated that the new location will focus on deal sourcing for the main fund...
Farmers across Indonesia stand to benefit from higher income and better access to a market already worth USD 120 billion a year following a successful round of fundraising for Sayurbox, the nation’s leading B2C e-Grocery platform. IFC, a member of the World Bank...
Kalera, a leader in sustainable indoor vertical farming, has finalized phase one of the construction at the Changi Logistics Centre with the completion of the core structure for the fully automated farm. The multi-layer vertical farm will allow crops to grow...
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam has targeted to modernize and transform the country’s agriculture by 2030. Accordingly, the sector is expected to achieve annual growth of 2.5-3% until 2030, with agricultural productivity...
Amidst concerns about food security, particularly fish, the government through the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fish and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has bolstered the aquaculture sector through expanding fish hatchery capacity and targeting higher fish...
