When India overtook China as the world's largest producer of rice this year, the country's politicians and agriculture lobby marked the moment by praising resilient farmers and innovative government policy.
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For better or worse, the future of climate action will be shaped as much by Beijing’s relentless pragmatism as by Western ideals. 
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For more than two centuries, Tamil tea plantation workers in Sri Lanka have been trapped in poverty, enduring structural discrimination and hazardous conditions despite repeated promises of reform.
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It will become increasingly hard for the Modi government to offset foreign policy setbacks with domestic successes as the full impact of US tariffs starts to bite.
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Japan calls for the ban’s withdrawal, calling the measures ‘absolutely unacceptable’ and ‘deeply regrettable’.
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Despite numerous difficulties in 2025, Vietnam’s agricultural sector closed the year with export earnings of 70.9 billion USD, laying an optimistic foundation for a 74 billion USD export target in 2026. The information was announced at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment’s first regular press briefing of the year, held in Hanoi on January 6.
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Team developed 6 apomictic rice varieties tested over multiple generations in Hainan and Zhejiang provinces.
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Singapore’s vegetable production is set to rise with the launch of the country’s largest indoor vertical farm in Jurong. The S$80 million Greenphyto facility, also the largest of its kind globally, can produce up to 2,000 tonnes of greens a year using AI-driven automation. The technology optimises growing condition
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Tepco shares jumped 4.3 percent as reports emerged about a potential data center near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant.
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Beijing aims to expand the nation’s entire rail network to about 180,000km as part of 2026-2030 infrastructure push, boosting connectivity nationwide.
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Chinese officials have vowed to stabilise grain production and increase soybean oilseed production capacity, readouts of agricultural policy meetings showed on Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to reduce imports and ensure food security
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La sécheresse et la pollution du fleuve menacent les activités agricoles, l'accès à l'eau potable, mais aussi les modes de vies ancestraux des habitants.
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It is a dangerous attitude for an ageing country that needs more immigrants
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Malgré la guerre, les petites et moyennes entreprises de Syrie ont réussi à maintenir une activité économique. Comment expliquer un tel paradoxe ?
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Repères sur la Turquie n° 34 - Le programme « Turquie 2050 » développe une analyse prospective sur les thèmes de la diplomatie, de la politique intérieure et de l’économie turques afin d’y anticiper les dynamiques des trente prochaines années.
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Une nouvelle hiérarchie économique se dessine en Asie du Sud-Est Le dragon vietnamien continue de rugir en Asie. Après une croissance de 8 % en 2025, il démarre l’année sur un train d’enfer et vise les deux chiffres pour 2026. Avec de solides arguments pour arriver à ses fins.
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The COP30 climate summit, held in Belém the heart of the Amazon, Brazil, took place against a backdrop of indigenous resistance and ecological fragility.
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India News: NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday released 184 new varieties of 25 different crops to increase productivity, reduc.
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Pour comprendre où va l’Iran qui se soulève ces jours-ci contre le régime des ayatollahs, on néglige trop souvent un point de départ pourtant évident : les nombreuses enquêtes d’opinion sur le sentiment de la population à l’égard de sa propre situation. Que veulent vraiment les Iraniens ? Esfandyar Batmanghelidj livre une étude fouillée et des graphiques clefs.
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This Analysis examines the concept of “food security” and the challenges of sourcing and supplying agrifood commodities. By focusing on the Arabian Peninsula, it highlights the distinctive strategies of countries facing severe environmental limitations but equipped with considerable investment power and far-reaching ambitions.
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Authorities remove two zeros from the pound, hoping to simplify transactions and regain trust in the currency.
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Rising repayment pressures are narrowing fiscal space and testing the sustainability of the region’s development model.
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En reconnaissant le régime des talibans en Afghanistan, en invoquant la stabilité régionale ainsi que la lutte contre le terrorisme, la Russie espère que ce rapprochement lui fera profiter de retombées politiques et économiques. Mais cette reconnaissance est-elle avant tout symbolique, ou bien constitue-t-elle un signal de trop envoyé aux groupes terroristes ?
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Autrefois principalement produit et consommé sur les rives de la Caspienne et de la mer Noire, il y a aujourd’hui de fortes chances que le caviar servi lors du réveillon du Nouvel An vienne de Chine. La croissance des exportations chinoises d’or noir est le fruit de politiques mises en place par Pékin visant à faire de la Chine l’un des principaux fournisseurs de mets fins au monde.
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