Japanese Logistics Firms Expand Cold Food Networks Across Southeast Asia
Arabfields, ilhem Saàdoun, Correspondent, Kobe, Japan — Japanese-backed logistics startups are expanding temperature-controlled food distribution networks in Malaysia and Vietnam, seeking to capture growing...
Guangxi Uses Artificial Intelligence to Expand Trade With Southeast Asia
Arabfields, Farah Benali, Economic Correspondent, China — China's southern Guangxi region is accelerating the use of artificial intelligence across agriculture, manufacturing and cross-border trade,...
El Niño Drives Asian Rice Prices Higher, Raising Global Food Inflation Fears
Arabfields, Meriem Senouci, Correspondent, Hanoï, Vietnam — Rice prices across Asia have climbed to their highest levels in nearly two years as an intensifying...
Tunisia Faces Growing Aridity as Climate Map Reveals Major Shift
Arabfields, Habiba Masmoudi, Economic Correspondent, Tunisia — Tunisia is facing a significant shift in its climate conditions, with newly updated government data highlighting the growing...
Vietnam Targets Agricultural Export Growth
Arabfields, Meriem Senouci, Correspondent, Hanoï, Vietnam — Vietnam is seeking to expand its agricultural export earnings, with the country setting its sights on a...
Brazil’s Coffee Consumption Set to Rise
Arabfields, Naïla Mokhtari, Correspondent, São Paulo, Brasil — Brazil’s coffee consumption is expected to increase by 2.5% in 2026, according to projections from the...
Fujian Aquaculture Model Offers New Opportunities for ASEAN
Arabfields, Farah Benali, Economic Correspondent, China — China’s experience in modern aquaculture is drawing attention in Cambodia and across Southeast Asia, where governments and...
Mexico’s White Corn Prices Rise as Food Costs Come Under Pressure
Arabfields, Isabela Valentina Montemayor, Correspondent, Mexico — Mexico’s white corn prices rose 6.3% in 2026, marking their sharpest increase in seven months and adding...
China’s Grain Industry Set for Major Growth Through 2030
Arabfields, Farah Benali, Economic Correspondent, China — China’s grain industry is expected to generate more than 4.5 trillion yuan ($666.8 billion) in annual industrial...
Ethiopia Bets on Dates to Expand Agricultural Exports
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Ethiopia is preparing to expand commercial date production as the government seeks to...
