Politics
Marcos to take Philippine farming portfolio in inflation battle
President-elect, seeing possible food shortages, vows to revamp sector
Agriculture
Trade
China flexes economic muscle with ban on Taiwanese grouper
The fish is 4th agricultural product to be sanctioned by Beijing since last year
Inflation
Philippines asks Japanese retailers to raise banana prices
Embassy says farmers are suffering amid an 'unrealistic and unfair' situation
Ukraine war
Kubota halts farm tool exports to Russia over shipping closures
Japanese machinery maker looks to scale down operations in country
Climate Change
Toyo Engineering to produce 'green' ammonia in Indonesia
Japanese company taps renewable energy for fertilizer material
Agriculture
Bangladesh farmers trade lowly spuds for high tea
Growers brew bumper profits with tea leaves as government eyes export markets
Caixin
In depth: China advances further into genetically modified farming
Revised regulations plant seeds for increased agricultural production
Markets
Farming stocks flourish as Ukraine war hits food supply
Seafood, fertilizer and equipment companies buck market downtrend
Ukraine war
Global wheat shortage looms as summer risk over Ukraine war
Russian invasion, Western sanctions threaten to choke supply from 2 crucial exporters
Trade
Japanese rice overcomes price barrier to log record exports
Exports to Singapore and Hong Kong up about 30% in 2021
Agriculture
Farm aid: Japan's aging growers get hand from self-driving machinery
New technology enables robot mowers and tea harvesters with greater precision
Agriculture
China warns of 'worst in history' winter wheat crop
Heavy rains and Ukraine war raise fears of shortage in world's biggest consumer
Asia Insight
Sri Lanka faces food shortages and a meager New Year
Organic agriculture stunts crop yields, forcing lean times on debt-ridden nation
Food & Beverage
Conglomerate Salim caught up in Indonesia's cooking oil crisis
Govt cracks down on alleged hoarders as record prices hit top palm oil country
DealStreetAsia
Indonesian agritech startups in talks to raise capital for growth
Sayurbox, Eden Farm to expand farmer-to-customer platform
Technology
Perfect pairing: Tesla co-founder, Kubota to develop vineyard robots
Japanese company will design AI machines that check growth of wine grapes
Agriculture
Marubeni to sell U.S. grain trader Gavilon to Glencore unit
Japanese company hopes to reap up to $3.5bn from sale
Food & Beverage
Thais snap up crocodile meat as pork prices surge
African swine fever seen hitting pork supply for months to come
Economy
Philippine fish import plan riles fisherfolk and politicians
Typhoon Rai, South China Sea issues contribute to shortage in archipelago nation
Agriculture
Premium Japanese melons bound for Singapore, grapes for Vietnam
Farm once popular with Asian tourists looks overseas for fresh growth