Companies
Japan's Kubota has no plans to leave Myanmar despite crisis
President says farm machinery maker has 'no political motivation' amid sharp rise in demand
Agriculture
Agriculture
Can Cambodia's farmers reap the benefit of China trade deal?
Country's fruit growers dream of rivaling garments as top export earner
IPO
Syngenta files for year's biggest IPO with $10bn Shanghai listing
Proceeds to go toward renovations and 'strategic acquisitions': prospectus
Agriculture
Southeast Asia looks to Israeli tech to improve farming techniques
Israel companies offer ways to boost production as region faces supply threats
Economy
Thailand strives to regain position as world's biggest rice exporter
Competition with rivals on price and quality to get tougher
Economy
India's tomato farmers dump crops as lockdown disrupts trade
Asia's 2nd-largest tomato market faces price crash and loses high season
Business deals
Thai CP acquires Russian farms as it anticipates COVID recovery
Conglomerate spends $13m with plans to ship pork to other European nations
Agriculture
China learns to stop worrying and embrace GMO crops
State issues permits to grow genetically modified corn to ensure food security
IPO
Chinese farming billionaire seeks Hong Kong IPO for global deals
Despite tepid market response, New Hope's Liu Yonghao plans aggressive expansion with M&As
Obituaries
Yuan Longping, rice researcher who helped feed China, dies at 90
Father of hybrid strains spent half a century fending off hunger
Food & Beverage
Kirin helps Vietnam coffee farms get sustainability certification
Japanese beverage maker eyes stable supplies from world's No. 2 producer
Agriculture
Train station lettuce: Japan railroad grows veggies indoors
Rail operator JR East looks to gain inside track in $22bn agritech business
Agriculture
Japan battles Chinese and Korean strawberry and whisky copycats
Government and industry set stricter regulations to protect premium brands
Interview
Singapore agri trader Olam feels impact from India's COVID upsurge
Company to close Myanmar wood business as planned prior to coup, CEO says
Agriculture
Japan says 'no' to strawberry and grape copycats
Nearly 2,000 varieties of native produce banned from transport abroad
Climate Change
Sumitomo to sell emissions credits for farmland improvement
Japan trading house explores deal with US startup Indigo
Economy
Degraded farmland diminishes China's food sufficiency
Japan has been affected by explosive growth in Chinese food imports
Politics
Indian tea workers curse Modi's party for broken wage pledge
Activist says best option is to oust Assam government in coming state poll
Agriculture
China tariff on Australia's barley reshapes global trade
Surging price hits brewers and livestock farmers while exporters shift to new markets
Agriculture
NGO withdraws from Malaysia's Sime Darby human rights panel
Palm oil giant's legal action against activist triggers exit amid US import ban
