Sugar reduction is a trend among most consumers (84%), with millennials leading the charge citing more reasons than older consumers for following the health trend, according Mintel. You can access the whole article at http://www.beveragedaily.com/Ingredients/Mintel-talks-trends-in-sugar-and-sweeteners-at-IFT-2017
M. A. P. Insights Rolando T. Dy Posted on June 20, 2017 In 1998, the income per capita of Vietnam was $330 at current prices versus $1,050 for the Philippines, some 70% lower. In 2015, it was $2,100 for the former, and $2,900 for the latter, only 30% lower (World Bank). In 1993, the total poverty
Indonesia has a low level of productivity per hectare compared to its ASEAN competitors. This is in large part due to the general older age of its rubber trees in combination with low investment capability of the smallholder farmers. Whereas Thailand produces 1,800 kilogram (kg) of rubber per hectare per year, Indonesia only manages to
Australia’s food and grocery sector turnover totalled $125.9 billion in 2014-15, comprising: Food and beverage processing $103.2 billion Grocery (non-food) manufacturing $16.9 billion Fresh produce (minimally transformed) $5.9 billion The defined industry represents 33.3 per cent of total Australian manufacturing by turnover with a combined value added of approximately $32.0 billion in 2014-15. The total value
THE Philippines is keeping the quantitative restriction on rice purchases in place for three more years, limiting supplies from major sellers like Thailand and Vietnam, according to an executive order released on Monday. The maximum volume of rice that private traders can ship in annually will remain at 805,200 tons until 2020, with the tariff
The value of Vietnam’s seafood exports is expected to increase by 5 percent this year to around USD 7.5 billion (EUR 7 billion) despite having to overcome many potential hurdles, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP). You can read the whole article here: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/vietnam-expects-healthy-growth-for-seafood-exports-in-2017
The ocean covers almost three-quarters of the planet. The ocean provides 3bn people with almost a fifth of their protein (making fish a bigger source of the stuff than beef). Fishing and aquaculture assure the livelihoods of one in ten of the world’s people. Climate and weather systems depend on the temperature patterns of the
The Thai government is committed to ramping up the rice megafarm scheme this year, for which it provides soft loans, machinery and agricultural equipment to farmers in order to cut production costs and raise productivity. The scheme will cover 1.05 million rai (170,000 hectares) of related farmland. You can read the whole article here.
The Center for Food and Agri Business invites you to its Agribusiness Executives’ Program Special Lecture Series on July 7, 2017 at the Forest Lodge, Camp John Hay, Baguio City. Topics that will be discussed are Exploiting Global and Local Agribusiness Opportunities and Convergence and Farm Consolidation: An LGU Agribusiness Model For inquiries and registration,
M. A. P. Insights Rolando T. Dy Posted on June 06, 2017 In 1998, the income per capita of Indonesia was $680 at current prices versus $1,050 for the Philippines, 54% higher. In 2015, it was $3,350 for the former, and $2,900 for the latter, only 13% lower (World Bank Development Report). In 1987, the