With the great success of the FIA exhibition in Jakarta we decided we would take a closer look at the food and agriculture industry in Indonesia. A south east Asian country made up of thousands of tiny islands nestling in the Pacific and Indian Ocean, Indonesia harbours a population of over 250 million. To deal with issues of sustenance the country has developed robust local industries in food, beverages, agriculture and fisheries. These local businesses in turn have attracted great investmen...

​Tim Golding, Founder and Managing Director at Peak Recruitment, a regional recruitment specialist for the ASEAN food and agriculture sector, speaks to Far Eastern Agriculture about recruiting talent in Asia for food and agriculture industries How competitive is the ASEAN candidate market in terms of skill levels required for major industries? Tim Golding: Extremely so. The highly specialised nature of the roles across niche categories, whether that be a breeding specialist for a certain crop...

There was a time when packaging in the food industry was designed simply to enhance product shelf-life, promote the brand and entice the target market to buy. Current demands on packaging design means there is a whole lot more expectations. Sustainability and environmental issues are top of the list.Growing Demands on Food Packaging In the high-tech 21st century a company is expected to clarify the ingredients of any food package within, state when the food product needs to be eaten by, how i...

​A new type of agriculture is on the rise in South East Asia: indoor vertical farming. Designed to encourage a revolution in how Asian communities and people across the world feed themselves, a new type of farmer is hoping that indoor vertical crop production will be a sustainable and profitable way to grow food. The problems facing farmers in South East Asia Although humans began farming many thousands of years ago and the world has since changed beyond all recognition, farmers still face si...