Food security

Hot weather hurts Asian crops as powerful El Nino raises concerns about food supplies

Double blow for farmers already grappling with fertiliser and diesel shortages caused by Iran war

An advanced manufacturing research centre is slated to be built within the VSIP ecosystem.

Vietnam-Singapore industrial park grid gets power-up amid deals inked during To Lam’s visit

Other developments include a new agrifood trade task force, strategic dialogue forum

The company operates across flour milling, grain trading and integrated poultry production in Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Malayan Flour Mills to invest RM100 million to expand capacity in Vietnam, Malaysia

The northern Vietnam expansion will increase milling capacity from 2,000 to 2,500 tonnes daily

Asean economic ministers “identified practical, concrete response measures” to ensure energy and food security, according to a chair statement, but the proposals lacked specific details.

Asean leaders seek coordinated strategy to ensure region’s food, energy security

Establishing a harmonised approach remains a big challenge for the region

The chokehold on Strait of Hormuz has revealed a new geo-economic weapon that impacts not only energy but sectors such as transport, fertilisers and chemicals.
THE POLITICS THAT MATTER

Singapore’s resilience and ‘unnatural resourcefulness’ amid global shocks

The nation’s ‘resources’, built through infrastructure, markets and trusted relationships, may prove critical in times of disruption

Across South-east Asia, tens of millions of smallholders are struggling to find affordable crop nutrients as well as the diesel needed to run tractors, irrigation pumps and rice planters.

Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia’s biggest food staple

The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked a vital route for fertiliser and fuel deliveries

Asean's booming population equates to a higher demand for supplies of safe, nutritious food as well as reliable sources of energy.

Regulation can bolster Asean’s food and energy resilience

Fundamental frameworks at national level will ultimately help drive momentum for bloc’s larger harmonisation goal

With corn prices rising, it’s not just corn on the cob that will cost more. Corn-fed beef, soft drinks and other food products made with high-fructose corn syrup will also get more expensive.

Hormuz closure threatens global food supply: Why grocery price hikes are coming

The cost and availability of fertiliser will affect the whole world

Dang Huynh Uc My (pictured) stepped up as AgriS chairwoman in July 2024 after about two decades in senior roles, including overseas training in finance and management in New Zealand.
BEHIND THE NAME

Next gen steers Vietnam’s US$1 billion sugar empire to go global – starting with three-person Singapore office

Chairwoman Dang Huynh Uc My is determined that sugar alone will not define AgriS’ future