Agriculture/Farming

California’s wine slump is fuelling a risky bet on agave

2026-10-14T07:28:12.000Z
Singapore has been grappling with haze, prompting scrutiny on businesses linked to the issue in Indonesia.

AI tracking, no-burn policies: How SGX-listed plantation firms are responding to haze

2026-10-23T04:23:33.000Z
Temasek Trust’s Desmond Kuek (left) with World Bank Group’s Paschal Donohoe at the MOU signing.
TAKING HEART

Temasek Trust, World Bank Group tie up to advance initiatives in climate and energy

2026-10-14T08:17:54.000Z
Rice prices may keep falling in 2027, given the extent of the oversupply, says Kunio Nishikawa, a professor at Nihon University who researches agricultural policy.

Japan veers from rice shortage to glut, dealing blow to farmers

2026-09-29T03:19:15.000Z
Malaysia’s durian market is confronting a supply surge, as years of heavy plantation investments yield a domestic glut and test farmgate prices.
BRUNCH

After the gold rush: Malaysia’s durian industry gets thornier

2026-09-25T07:30:00.000Z
Despite its popularity, few in Britain have attempted to grow tea, let alone in the open air. A rapidly warming climate, however, may be changing that.

Tea-sipping Britain warms up to growing it, too

2026-09-17T12:41:52.000Z
Domestic vegetable producers can band together under collective brands such as SG Farmers’ Market to pool reputation and shelf presence.

Singapore’s S$80 million vertical farm must pass the 50-cent test to succeed

2026-09-09T23:00:00.000Z
Wheat farmers, who supply the core ingredient for France’s baguettes and croissants, are at the sharp end of the shift in France’s status as an agri-powerhouse, with small, family-owned farms passed down through centuries now struggling to compete against lower-cost rivals.

France’s sacred food culture faces an existential reckoning

2026-09-07T07:48:36.000Z
China will expand agricultural insurance, including full-cost and planting-income coverage for staple crops such as rice, wheat, corn and soybeans.

China unveils 2030 funding push for food security and rural modernisation

2026-09-07T03:45:35.000Z
A worker arranging dried red chillis at a wholesale market in Kunri. Farmers say that growing this staple of Pakistani cuisine has become a constant challenge. 

Extreme heat comes for the red chilli capital of Pakistan

2026-08-11T06:18:10.000Z