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The World Bank, as an accredited entity for the Green Climate Fund (GCF), approved today additional financing totaling $19 million for the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin (CAMP4ASB) project, the first to be funded by GCF in Central Asia. 
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Across the world, climate change and Covid-19 disruptions have led to rising food prices in the past year. Southeast Asian countries, which have not been immune to such challenges, need to build resilience in their food security policies.
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A recent international virtual conference on water suggested possible methods to ensure water security at a time of Covid-19 and climate change.
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China’s summer grain output hit another record high this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Wednesday.
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By P. K. Balachandran/Eurasia Review Colombo, June 23: The Sri Lankan government is determined to make farmers immediately switch over
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned about possible food shortages and urged the country to brace for extended COVID-19 restrictions.
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Although there is a narrative that China-Africa relations are simply extractive, African countries export more of most raw materials to the EU.
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Ships have been waiting for as long as a month to unload Country is buying record amount of the grain for hog feed
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At China’s second-largest online sales event, more Malaysian Sultan durians have sold than ice cream and peaches.
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On June 1, the government’s Department of Agriculture put out a concept paper for a platform labelled as “IDEA” or the “India Digital Ecosystem For Agriculture”. The paper lays down the building blocks needed for a national-level digital ecosystem for agriculture, intended to help India’s nearly 14.5 crore farmer families.
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Smallholders account for 86% of the farmers in India but are economically impoverished, as they are unable to capture commensurate value for their produce.
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While officials in the Biden Administration have emphasised that Pakistan is important to US foreign policy, especially in the context of achieving the withdrawal of the remaining US troops in Afghanistan, many believe that the White House should have been more pro-active in its engagement with Pakistan. For Islamabad, having drawn closer to Beijing, striking a balance between its relationships with the US and China has become more difficult and the US-Pakistan relationship will be greatly influenced by the Beijing-Washington nexus.
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A bad season can cut economic growth by a third
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In terms of mitigation, essential to prevent a buildup of climate risk, we find Indonesia has significant opportunities, particularly related to agriculture and forestry.
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Global Citizen is teaming up with the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens to advocate for climate-resilient agriculture.
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Agriculture is a major player in the world economic scene. Trade traverses both national and international borders. Therefore growth is always expected as the world becomes more interconnected and globalised
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These concerns are about information asymmetry, data privacy and consent, profiling of farmers, mismanaged land records and corporatisation of agriculture
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Israel's agriculture technology companies are seeking business opportunities in Southeast Asia, as countries like Thailand, Vietnam.
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Rapid hog restocking following African swine fever and a post-coronavirus resurgence in the food-service industry are combining to dramatically push up demand for soybeans in China.
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India is looking to consolidate its Africa outreach through sustained and regular high-level visits to reinforce its image as one of Africa’s
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China’s trade with Latin America and the Caribbean grew 26-fold between 2000 and 2020. It may be increasingly challenging to further develop LAC value chains and benefit from the regional market.
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While farmworkers have extended support to the farmers' protest, the constantly simmering tensions between these two social groups are hard to ignore.
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Transitioning to free market may boost exports but also may hurt smallholder farmers.
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Unlike when it first struck a year ago, the recent Covid-19 wave has affected several ASEAN countries severely. While the absolute numbers of fatalities are not high in countries other than Thailand and Malaysia due to strict restrictions having been imposed, the slow rate of inoculation remains a concern.
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China’s carbon emissions threaten global efforts to fight climate change. Its broader environmental degradation endangers economic growth, public health, and government legitimacy. Are Beijing’s policies enough?
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