The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$600m loan to support an Indonesian programme to improve irrigation and boost food security in poor rural areas.
Malaysia will not increase the market price of sugar, despite a request to do so from one of the country’s most prominent companies and pressure from consumers’ associations to introduce a de facto sugar tax.
Ten years of drought isn't a good thing. It doesn't help the bottom line of farmers or the health of a river system. It does, however, get a lot of minds focused on how to intelligently manage water.
India is strengthening its focus on efficient water use during production amid increased pressure to ensure food security for the country, a government minister said.
