Agriculture

Ces quelques derniers mois, l'adoption d'un nouveau système de prix d'entrée pour les fruits et légumes importés dans l'Union européenne (UE) a suscité une vive inquiétude chez les producteurs et décideurs marocains.

Qatar is well on the way to becoming one of the world’s leading producers of chemical fertilisers, steadily developing new capacity and new markets as it works to diversify its economy away from its primary dependence on energy sales. However, rising production levels across the Gulf region and an increasingly competitive global market may limit returns in the medium term.

With only limited opportunity to improve wheat yields due to shortages of arable land and water, Egypt is looking to tightening up the storage and logistics links in its grain supply chain to reduce import costs and bolster food security.

With a growing population and expanding economy heaping the pressure on Brunei Darussalam’s water supply, the Sultanate has upped investment in storage and processing infrastructure, while also calling on its people to reduce consumption.

Growing rice consumption in the Philippines has created a host of challenges and opportunities for stakeholders, as an ongoing lack of mechanisation and post-harvest inefficiencies have prevented the government from meeting its goal of achieving rice self-sufficiency. Although palay (unhusked rice) production has made steady gains in recent years, farmers continue to face high costs due to the lack of technological uptake. This has led to heavy importation, with the current administration recently awarding two high-value contracts to foreign firms for buffer stock supply. Mechanisation, most likely to be achieved through private sector investment, represents a promising means of increasing rice production in the future.

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.