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Cooking and enjoying Asian cuisine.
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Fracking in U.S. Lifts Guar Farmers in India

Fracking in U.S. Lifts Guar Farmers in India | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Profits from raising guar, a hard bean that is crucial in the drilling process called hydraulic fracturing, have improved the lives of poor farmers in northeastern India.
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[Newsletter] Making the Impossible Possible -- "Miracle Apples" and Natural Cultivation | Japan for Sustainability

[Newsletter] Making the Impossible Possible -- "Miracle Apples" and Natural Cultivation | Japan for Sustainability | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
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South Korea Researches Vertical Farming for Food Security

South Korea Researches Vertical Farming for Food Security | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
The World Health Organization warns that overpopulation and a lack of arable land contribute to global food insecurity.
Taylen Bossman Arvigo's curator insight, October 23, 2014 10:30 AM

This article speaks about the challange of having enough food in areas where it is hard to grow, partly because of the amount of people in this particular area. So they have come up with the idea of vertical farming in multilevel buildings.

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Beijing SHOTS » Glowing Pork, Exploding Watermelons-Why China Can’t Keep Its Food Safe

Beijing SHOTS » Glowing Pork, Exploding Watermelons-Why China Can’t Keep Its Food Safe | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
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March 15, 2012 4:37 AM
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Mysterious Chinese fossils may be new human species - CBS News

Mysterious Chinese fossils may be new human species - CBS News | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Mysterious fossils uncovered in caves in China possess a highly unusual mix of bygone and modern human features, scientists reveal...

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March 10, 2012 5:42 AM
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Wild elephants get free meals|Economy|chinadaily.com.cn

Wild elephants get free meals|Economy|chinadaily.com.cn | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Free canteens have been set up for wild elephants to reduce the friction with villagers caused by their return to the improved environment of Pu'er in Southwest China's Yunnan province.

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July 11, 2012 11:58 AM
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Free phone advice helps Indonesian rice farmers earn more

Free phone advice helps Indonesian rice farmers earn more | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it

PHSL Mobile is a new tool that Indonesian farmers and extension officers can use to get personalized fertilizer recommendations via a mobile phone.  Provided free of charge to farmers by the Ministry of Agriculture, PHS...

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How much money do rice farmers need to make from farming? | Yen for Living

How much money do rice farmers need to make from farming? | Yen for Living | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Tips and features on making, saving and spending yen in Japan.

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April 2, 2012 11:36 AM
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Swiss aid continues under Kim Jong-un regime

Swiss aid continues under Kim Jong-un regime | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
North Korea’s new leader has been in office for some 100 days, but change is not likely to come for a while, if at all, say those with experience working there.

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March 17, 2012 6:22 AM
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The forest supermarket | Bangkok Post: news

The forest supermarket | Bangkok Post: news | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
As haze from man-made fires continues to blanket the upper North, a small community in Phayao is confident a permanent solution to the problem is on the horizon.

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Huge shift in what we eat - Sydney Morning Herald

Huge shift in what we eat - Sydney Morning Herald | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it

"[T]he diet of the future will ... be vastly more diverse, interesting, healthy, resource-efficient and creative."

 

Julian Cribb peers into his crystal ball.


Via Jeremy Cherfas
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Women | Farming First

Women | Farming First | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Farmers. Workers. Entrepreneurs. Care-givers. Bread-winners. Bread-makers. Mothers.


International Women's Day.

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