​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...

​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...

​Getting to know takes you to meet our Regional Director of Asia, Jariya Sethi. The first time she is sharing her personal life, let's find out what builds her to be a successful leader at a very young age. ​​What was your first job?My first job was in Banking with HSBC Thailand, I was working as an International Banking Officer supporting overseas clients. I was coordinating with many overseas branches and supported many clients with their banking problems. I enjoyed solving cases which my m...

​​​We catch up with Korakoch Kaewsuriyaporn, Business Support Manager of Peak Recruitment. Korakoch is a skilled communicator and excellent researcher in our team. Let's see how her path in project management has been paved, and find out a bit more about her life outside of work. What was your first job?My first job was as an English tutor for kids. Back when I just came back from New Zealand, I wanted to use English skills in my daily life and took advantage of my free time so I spent my tim...