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Wilmar International
Shaping the futures of estates: Harnessing mechanisation to elevate and future-proof the plantation workforce
Mechanisation is often misunderstood as a means to replace people with machines. In reality, it is about empowering our workers to do more – safely, skilfully and sustainably.
Plastics Industry Development Center
Breaking tradition, SECAO cacao shell fabric leads the way in sustainable circular economy
At the 2025 Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS), GrandeTex, a fabric manufacturer from Taiwan, officially launched its …
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub to spotlight food as security at COP30 and the World Social Summit
Global cooperation is under strain. Climate negotiations stall, trade wars deepen, wars rage from Europe to the Middle …
Villgro Philippines
Agri startups from Southeast Asia to pitch climate-smart solutions at SAFE Impact Showcase
Three early-stage enterprises from Laos, Timor-Leste, and the Philippines will present their community-driven, climate-smart agriculture solutions at the …
All #agribusiness Press Releases
7 February 2025
Sustainable Foods Summit
Sustainable Foods Summit returns to Singapore
15 July 2024
3 June 2024
Wilmar International Limited
Wilmar offers data-driven perspective on ESG performance in 2023 sustainability report
19 May 2024
19 April 2024
17 April 2024
11 April 2024
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World squanders over 1 billion meals a day: UN report
Asian Development Bank
ADB forecasts developing Asia’s economy to grow 4.9 per cent in 2024
United Nations Environment Programme
New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture
8 April 2024
12 March 2024
11 March 2024
22 February 2024
8 January 2024
Pandawa Agri Indonesia
Pandawa Agri Indonesia encourages agricultural transformation in Malaysia
5 December 2023
19 November 2023
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
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