Thailand News
Agri-food industry contributes over US$717 Bn to Southeast Asian economy: Oxford Economics
Southeast Asia’s agri-food remains critical to the region’s economy and plays a pivotal role in its future economic development, having demonstrated its resilience in challenging circumstances in 2020. The sector can be a key driver of the region’s economic recovery, but sup...Read more
NutryFarm to procure fresh Durian from Thailand
NutryFarm International Limited has announced that the company's wholly owned subsidiary, Global Agricapital Holdings Pte Ltd has entered into two binding purchase agreements with Royal Farm Group Co, Ltd and Thung Thang Thong Co Ltd. Under the agreements, GAH has entrusted RFG and TTT to purchase an estima...Read more
Indo-Thai virtual BSM held to improve strategic cooperation in Agri Food Sector
In a bid to boost the export potential of India’s agricultural and processed food products exports, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export (APEDA) had organised a Virtual Buyer Seller Meet (BSM), in association with the Indian Embassy in Thailand, on December 21, 2020. The meet brought tog...Read more
FAO honors ICAR-IISS with King Bhumibol World Soil Day 2020 Award
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Institute of Soil Science (ICAR-IISS), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, has been awarded the prestigious King Bhumibol World Soil Day 2020 Award by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) on its World Soil Day 2020 function. This international recognition is in view ...Read more
Dow, Royal Umbrella collaborate to reduce carbon dioxide emissions with improved packaging
Thailand based Dow (DOW) recently announced its collaboration with Royal Umbrella and Prepack, Thai leading flexible packaging producer under SCG Packaging (SCGP), to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by optimizing plastic resin used in rice bags as well as reducing energy use in production. The collabora...Read more
AGRITECHNICA ASIA and Horti ASIA postponed until May 2021
DLG International and VNU Asia Pacific are postponing AGRITECHNICA ASIA and Horti ASIA, which were scheduled to take place at BITEC, Bangkok, in October 2020. The uncertain travel entry regulations for Thailand have led organisers to the conclusion that it will not be possible to organise AGRITECHNICA ASIA and Hor...Read more
Hamlet Protein renews Asian partnership
The agreement covers Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. Hamlet Protein aspires to further grow its presence in Asia, building on the local network and market knowledge of Jebsen & Jessen. Hamlet Protein continues to focus on bringing its solutions for young animal nutrition and health ...Read more
APSA & Kasetsart University inks MoU to promote sustainable agriculture
The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA) and Kasetsart University, Thailand, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on “Projects to Promote Sustainable Agriculture and Exchange Information for Capacity Building in the Asia Pacific Region Seed Sector”. Due to the pre...Read more
AGRITECHNICA ASIA and Horti ASIA 2020 rescheduled to Oct 2020
DLG International and VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific jointly announce on 13th March 2020 that AGRITECHNICA ASIA and Horti ASIA 2020, scheduled to take place at BITEC, Bangkok, from 7th to 9th May, 2020, have been postponed to 14th to 16th October, 2020 because of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. Together wi...Read more
Darigold invests $67M to expand FIT milk production
Consumer demand for Darigold FIT milk is growing rapidly. Launched in the Pacific Northwest market last year, FIT has doubled in sales and distribution over the past six months. This great-tasting milk with no compromises has 75% more protein and 40% less sugar compared to traditional milk. To support this...Read more
