Plans for agriculture in the Philippines include making the world’s largest rice consumer, which currently imports the staple, self-sufficient. Multi-million dollar irrigation projects are currently underway to help achieve this goal, while a National Irrigation Administration is seeking to teach farmers sustainable irrigation techniques. The government is also pushing farmers to adopt more...
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Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: The Philippines 2012
Los productores colombianos de café están recibiendo mayores utilidades a medida que sus productos aumentan de precio en los mercados internacionales; sin embargo, la posibilidad de otra temporada de lluvias amenaza con poner freno a los niveles de producción de 2012.
As Papua New Guinea (PNG) seeks to diversify its economy to avoid over-reliance on gas and mineral resources, its nascent fishing and fish-processing industry is rising in potential.
Articles & Analysis | Planting the seeds: Despite several hurdles, the sector is beginning to revitalise from The Report: Mongolia 2012
With agriculture accounting for around 20% of Mongolia’s GDP and providing employment for 35-40% of its population, the sector is clearly not only a central pillar of the country’s economy, but also of its social structure. Both these pillars are undergoing substantial changes, however, as Mongolia urbanises while also shifting much of its economic...
Articles & Analysis | Harvest time: Investment and support programmes have paid dividends for crops from The Report: Mongolia 2012
Preliminary results from the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry (MFALI) for the September-October 2011 harvest showed the Mongolian crop sector to be in fine form. With the numbers bigger than ever demonstrating, for many in the sector, the success of recent government moves to support agricultural development with a major investment...
Articles & Analysis | Down on the farm: Achieving self-sufficiency and raising standards for milk production from The Report: Mongolia 2012
Dairy farming has long been recognised as a key part of the nation’s agricultural economy, and as a result, moves are now under way to bring the segment back up to international standards. A keen eye is being kept on trends in Asia’s dairy market, with likely future growth in consumption making the segment a potentially strong exporter for Mongolia...