Since becoming a member of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement in 1995, Vietnam's agricultural production and export has greatly improved, with the country's top exports including rubber, cotton, tea, peanut, and black pepper in addition to rice. Despite this, much is still lost in both ... [continue reading]
Cambodia has become one of the top grossing rice producers in the world. According to 2009 data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), around 35% of the country’s US$ 9,872 million GDP came from agriculture. More than 4 million of its population in 2009 were also engaged in ... [continue reading]
Agriculture, farming in particular, may be a traditional industry but it is by no means an easy source of livelihood. More than the disparity between the cost of inputs and the gains and profits, not to mention the manual labor it entails, farmers also have to contend with natural, ... [continue reading]
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi may be budding urban districts, but the country is still largely an agricultural community. A quick visit to the two cities’ major markets is enough evidence, and a day trip to the countryside lends even more credence to this fact. It’s not hard to believe ... [continue reading]
Agriculture remains the lifeblood even in modern societies. This is especially felt in most countries in Southeast Asia where agriculture is a key contributor to the countries’ GDP and one of the major sources of income of people in the countryside. The 21st century brings with it new ... [continue reading]
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