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These 4 leaders are working to improve integration in Southeast Asia

Reducing ASEAN’s food import dependency

While ASEAN’s staple food is rice, there has been increased demand for wheat, soybean and maize over the past decade — an increase that ASEAN production cannot meet.

Greening the rice we eat

Rice is responsible for 10% of global methane emissions, and in Southeast Asia, one the world’s major rice bowls, rice cultivation accounts for as much as 25-33% of the region’s methane emissions.  
Why the Agtech Industry Will Aid Vietnam’s Hi-Tech Growth

Why the Agtech Industry Will Aid Vietnam’s Hi-Tech Growth

Agriculture is an important economic sector in Vietnam. In 2020, agriculture, aquaculture, and forestry sectors contributed 14.9 percent to Vietnam’s GDP, which is lower than 41.6 percent of the service and 33.7 percent of the industry sector.

Thai Rice Export Expected to Drop to 7.5m tons this year

This year’s projection for rice exports remains close to the previous year at 7.5 million tons, the lowest in seven years since 2013 when Thailand exported 6.6 million tonnes of rice.

Thai Government is stepping up “Thailand 4.0” towards agro-processing

Thailand’s focus on food innovation should not come as a big surprise for anyone knowing the country : Thailand is a farming powerhouse and Thai people are notoriously obsessed by food.

Thailand’s rice mountain conundrum

The government in Thailand is hailing a recent agreement with China as a significant step towards reducing its extensive rice stockpile. However, critics of the programme, which offers growers a minimum price for their crops, say that the deal with Beijing will put only a dent in Thailand’s so-called rice mountain.
rice paddy

Thailand to improve agriculture quality and sustainability

The agriculture sector accounted for more than 11% of GDP in 2009, the last year for which statistics were available. Thailand is a major exporter of a number of food products; it was the world’s top exporter of rice in 2009 and was set to reach a record sugar yield in 2010-11, with production predicted to climb as high as 9.47m tonnes between November 2010 and November 2011.
rice farmers Thailand

Thailand’s agriculture plan for 2012-2016

Thailand’s international agriculture strategies for 2012-2016 focus on creating confidence in Thai agricultural products and food in order to strengthen the country’s farm sector on a sustainable basis.