On the cusp of 2014 national elections and the 2015 integration of the ASEAN Economic Community, Indonesia is poised to continue its rapid economic expansion. While the country’s natural resources are still plentiful, by channelling foreign direct investment into the right areas, the government is ensuring that true potential, in terms of value and manufacturing, is achieved.
La creciente demanda mundial de aceite de palma para su aplicación en productos alimenticios y biocombustibles abre las oportunidades de desarrollo del producto en Colombia. La popularidad del aceite de palma se ha disparado en los últimos años, en gran medida gracias a las campañas de alimentación saludable en que se comercializa como una alternativa sana a otros productos que contienen grasas trans.
Few issues are more controversial in Thai agriculture these days than the question of government schemes to support – or not support – prices. Indeed, this issue sent rubber farmers onto the streets in the autumn of 2013 to demand more government support, while in that year and 2014, other street protestors demanded less government aid when it...
Showing steady and continuous growth in output and value added since the early 1960s, Thailand’s agriculture and plantations sector has been a major contributor to national income and the fight against rural poverty. With its products renowned throughout the world, particularly its rice, Thailand has also been an important international granary...
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