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Farmers affected by El Nino: YB Dato' Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek
SABAK BERNAM: Some 2,000 out of 9,000 farmers here have been affected by the El Nino phenomena which is currently sweeping the country. Rice production could also be affected if th...
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31 Indigenous Crops Promoting Health and Contributing to Food Security
According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), just twelve crops provide 75 percent of the world’s food. Three of these crops, rice, maize, and whea...
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Price of being a food paradise
Malaysians take pride in the nation’s status as a food paradise but many of the ingredients used are not sourced locally, as the RM45.4bil food import bill for 2015 shows. Th...
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Crop insurance to protect farmers from risks
The Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry will soon introduce “crop insurance” to protect farmers from risks linked to climate change such as drought, diseases a...
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Need to address and enhance food security
FOOD security relies on the availability of a sufficient quantity and quality of nutritious food for a population. In the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) 2015 Global Food...
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Supporting Global Food Security in a Changing Climate Through Transatlantic Cooperation
Policy communities in the United States and Europe are increasingly identifying climate change, environmental deterioration, water management, and food security as key concerns for...
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Seed banks overlook wild relatives of food crops
Wild relatives of vital food crops are at risk of going extinct but remain underrepresented in gene banks, scientists warn.There is an urgent need to collect and conserve relat...
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Sime Darby/NBPOL 40,000 ha Expansion Plan – PNG
The Gulf Provincial Government is already into discussing and planning stage to develop some 40,000 hectares of oil palm plantation in the province.Governor Havila Kavo sai...
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Tropac Group Website Re-Launch
We’re back! The Tropac Group has re-structured and would like to extend a warm welcome to all visitors of our brand new website. We hope you enjoy the layout and ...
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Palm Oil Could Put Cash In Hand
What do detergent, biodiesel and the good old Thanksgiving pumpkin pie all have in common? The answer: Palm oil.Palm oil is the world’s most consumed vegetable oil, havin...
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