Asean should strengthen water management cross-border cooperation, among others, says Mat Sabu

PHNOM PENH, July 6 — A global conservation agency announced a RM177 million (US$42 million) project to protect the Indo-Malaya forest, one of the world’s last remaining major primary forest areas.

ISTANBUL, Nov 1 — Hunger is projected to worsen in 16 “hotspots” around the globe, including Sudan, where conflict has left millions at risk of starving, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported, citing a report released Thursday.

ROME, Nov 6 — The so-called hidden costs of global food systems amount to around US$10 trillion a year, around 10 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP), the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said in a Monday report.

PUTRAJAYA, July 2 — Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu will visit Rome in Italy and Budapest in Hungary to strengthen cooperation in the agricultural sector from July 2 to July 8.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Rising food protectionism that stokes fears of inflation globally has yet again exhibited the need for more focus and mid to long-term investments in agriculture and food-based research in Malaysia to safeguard the domestic economy and food supply.