Kuala Lumpur: Genting Plantation Bhd, via unit, ACGT Sdn Bhd, is collaborating with DuPont, a global innovation and science company, to increase oil palm yield and unlock the natural potentials of the crop.
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DuPont ASEAN's insight:
China’s journey from a state of persistent hunger to a net exporter of food is a success story that offers impor- tant lessons for the rest of the world.
For DuPont food security stories in ASEAN, please click following links for details:
Indonesia http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ3ondZm6dE&feature=relmfu
Vietnam http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9gc4bDzlc9w&feature=relmfu
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(VEN) - DuPont Vietnam in cooperation with The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) organized the Vietnam Food Security Forum in HCMC with the participation of leading agricultural scientists and more than 100 businesses operating in the southern region. DuPont Executive Vice President James C Borel talked about the global food security problem and Vietnam in an interview with Vietnam Economic News' reporters Kim Chi and Thu Hien. Delete the scoop?
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Ngày 21/9, tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Phòng Thương mại và Công nghiệp Việt Nam (VCCI) phối hợp với Tập đoàn Du Pont (Mỹ) tổ chức Diễn đàn An ninh lương thực Việt Nam với sự tham dự của nhiều nhà khoa học hàng đầu Việt Nam về nông nghiệp và khoảng... Delete the scoop?
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Dù xuất khẩu hơn 7 triệu tấn gạo mỗi năm nhưng Việt Nam đang phải đối mặt với nhiều thách thức về an ninh lương thực như đô thị hóa, nước biển dâng... Delete the scoop?
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(VEN) - Diễn đàn An ninh lương thực Việt Nam với sự tham dự của nhiều nhà khoa học hàng đầu Việt Nam về nông nghiệp và khoảng 100 doanh nghiệp liên quan đến nông nghiệp ở khu vực phía Nam vừa được tổ chức tại TP. Delete the scoop?
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Food Security | Vietnam | Although Vietnam's agriculture sector has created remarkable achievements but the income of farmers are still very low. Hence, a food security forum to discuss about the sustainable agriculture development is very essential. According to the MARD, the country needs 36 million tons of rice to meet the demand of about 130 million people in 2035, while the World Bank predicted that by 2030, Vietnam's total food production would be reduced by 5 million tons from major causes of pests and low technologies. Delete the scoop?
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Food Security | Vietnam | The food security challenges facing by Vietnam include rising population, decreasing land for cultivation, climate change and the pressing need to feed Vietnam’s growing population. According to one of the speaker, to achieve food security in Vietnam, there is a need to apply technologies in food value chain production, apply technologies to increase food productivity, food stores and food packaging. Delete the scoop?
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Farra Siregar, DuPont Vietnam’s General Director said Vietnam has become the world’s important rice exporter but reasonable prices are considered to be the key to ensuring food security. So, it is necessary to apply scientific and technological advances in food production. Delete the scoop?
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Profiles of other DuPont leaders joining the Vietnam Media Forum on Food Security is available at http://www2.dupont.com/Media_Center/en_VN/2012VMF/leaderbios.html Delete the scoop?
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"At DuPont we believe that there is a science to feeding the growing population. It will take all of us working collaboratively to ensure that every person has enough nutritious food to eat,” said Borel at the Vietnam Food Security Forum in Ho Chi Minh City. Delete the scoop?
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To address Vietnam food security challenges; additional R&D on food micronutrient and improve level of micronutrient in supplement - Do Thi Ngoc Diep, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Center Delete the scoop?
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Press release of Vietnam Media Forum on Food Security in Vietnamese. Delete the scoop?
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DuPont established its business in Vietnam in 1994 when it first launched the crop protection products. Since then, DuPont has expanded its operation and business bringing in more high-quality raw materials products for supplying to local manufacturing customers in many key industries in Vietnam including agriculture, footwear, cookware, packaging and industrial polymer, automobile, construction, refrigeration and safety. Delete the scoop?
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(PL)- “Nếu một năm mất 30.000 ha đất lúa thì mỗi năm mất 300.000 tấn lúa, trong khi dân số mỗi năm tăng thêm 1 triệu người nên phải cần thêm 200.000 tấn lúa, tương đương 100.000 tấn gạo/năm”. Delete the scoop?
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Leading gricultural scientists and representatives of 100 businesses operating in the southern region gathered in HCM City on September 21 attending the Vietnam Food Security Forum. The event was co-organised by DuPont and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). Delete the scoop?
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Rising population, decreasing land for cultivation, climate change and low incomce from farming are posing major threads to national food security, experts warn Delete the scoop?
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Farra Siregar, managing director of DuPont Viet Nam, a branch of the global chemical giant that makes high-yield seeds, speaks about food security in Vietnam and the world Delete the scoop?
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Food Security | Vietnam | Leading agricultural scientists and representatives of 100 businesses operating in the southern region gathered in HCM City on September 21 attending the Vietnam Food Security Forum. The event was co-organised by DuPont and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). Delete the scoop?
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Food Security | Vietnam | Leading agricultural scientists and representatives of 100 businesses operating in the southern region gathered in HCM City on September 21 attending the Vietnam Food Security Forum. The event was co-organised by DuPont and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). Farra Siregar, Managing Director of DuPont Vietnam said "Vietnam has become the world’s important rice exporter but reasonable prices are considered to be the key to ensuring food security. So, it is necessary to apply scientific and technological advances in food production." Delete the scoop?
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Leading agricultural scientists and representatives of 100 businesses operating in the southern region gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21 to attend... Delete the scoop?
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The EIU's Food Security Index which was developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by DuPont, is a great tool to show where there is opportunity for collaboration. It measures drivers of food security in 105 countries including Vietnam. Delete the scoop?
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Vietnam food security in the next decade depends on the available flow of Mekong River - Professor Dr. Vo Tong Xuan, Rector of Tan Tao University Delete the scoop?
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Food surplus in Vietnam has not paired with significant reduction of malnutrition, and monitoring & information systems are prerequisite for sound management of quality control, food safety and nutrition. Vu Ngoc Tien, Assistant FAO Representative (Program). Delete the scoop?
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DuPont™ Pioneer® hybrid seeds are helping farmers in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam produce highyielding rice crops in support of the regionally unique farming system known as the rice-after-shrimp method. Delete the scoop?
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How can Vietnam with over 90 million population address food security challenges. A forum to discuss these challenges is held today in Ho Chi Minh City. Delete the scoop?
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