Across southeastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the Elaeis guineensis tree is native ...

Despite its remarkable successes, the rice industry faces formidable challenges ahead, mainly due to the increasingly severe ...

Thailand’s Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) will promote Thai rice at FOODEX Japan 2025 in Tokyo this March. With rising ...

Ensuring food security for the region and beyond requires urgent action to modernise agriculture, diversify suppliers and strengthen cooperation In Southeast Asia, rice is more than just a food - it ...

the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in developing Asia's undernourished population. Rice prices have soared to their highest levels in 15 years. ADB is working with its developing member ...

From a food trailer to a Pine Island brick-and-mortar restaurant, Yoyo Yummies has been showcasing its food that features flavors from Korea, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and more. Yoyo Yummies started by ...

The Philippines has declared a food security emergency to bring down rice prices, which officials said have remained high despite lower global prices and a reduction in rice tariffs last year.

In May 2018, the Council on Foreign Relations’ Southeast Asia program convened a workshop to examine the direction of the U.S.-Southeast Asia relationship from the present to 2030. The workshop ...

In April 2016, the Lowy Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations' International Institutions and Global Governance program held a workshop on Southeast Asian perspectives on U.S.–China ...

The NPCC cited data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showing a 17.9 percent rice inflation in September 2023, way higher than the 4 percent food inflation target of the government.

After living in Southeast Asia for nearly seven years ... It smells like a mix of different things —vanilla, rice, fresh grass—but it’s unlike anything else you’ve tasted,” says Chef ...