Blockchain technology incorporates distributed databases with consensus mechanism, peer-to-peer and cryptography technologies to allow for a more transparent and cost-saving platform to record transactions. The technology is being used globally...

TO remain relevant and sustainable, universities must be agile and embrace change in the ever-evolving educational landscape. Offering guidance at Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) is a special Academic Advisory Council...

THE process of globalisation began a long time ago with ancient traders and European colonisers transporting goods — including plants — between the continents. For example, banana and sugarcane both...

THE growing consensus within the global community is that we are fast heading towards an environmental catastrophe caused by two human-induced activities: climate change and the loss of biodiversity. While...

SEEDS are fundamental to any agricultural activity. The last 40 years has seen a dramatic transformation of the commercial seed industry from a competitive agri-business — mainly family-owned — to...