Millions of farmers use anaerobic digesters to capture methane from manure, which has also improved indoor air by reducing wood burning.
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L'Inde lutte actuellement contre des essaims de millions de criquets pèlerins, véritables fléaux pour les cultures. Un groupe de criquets d'un kilomètre carré peut dévorer en une journée autant de nourriture que 35.000 personnes, 20 chameaux ou six éléphants. 
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The Director of Asia Programs at John Hopkins University sees Pharma as an area of strength too, and says India must aggressively develop APIs domestically, instead of sourcing from China
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Amid COVID-19, Modi vows to 'salvage our crops' as drones and helicopters readied
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Food security expert Professor Paul Teng talks to Asian Scientist Magazine about how gene editing technologies like CRISPR could help to address Asia’s growing demand for food.
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Hand-washing to prevent catching COVID-19 is impossible for billions
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Farming communities in South East Asia are embracing online selling for the first time during lockdown.
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Of the many forms of suffering resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the possibility of widespread hunger is among the most worrying. The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) — a component of the Australian government’s international development program — has produced a rapid assessment report on food security in the Indo-Pacific. It seeks to understand the effect that COVID-19 may have on food security in the region.
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The strategic choices that the United States and China make will shape the contours of the emerging global order.
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Two economic powers of Asia are in a head to head collision over a border clash in the Ladakh sector. It is not the first time when these nuclear powers are in front of each other over the border dispute.
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A trade war with Beijing is no fun for anyone, but it’s especially problematic for Canberra.
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As if the coronavirus wasn't enough, India grappled with scorching temperatures and the worst locust invasion in decades as authorities prepared for the end of a monthslong lockdown despite recording thousands of new infections every day.
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On the occasion of World Hunger Day, a look at how India and the African states can ramp up research and cooperation in agriculture, which plays a key role in food and nutrition security
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«Les plus grandes pandémies ont toujours résulté d'une relation avec les animaux: grippe porcine, grippe aviaire, Ebola, SRAS, MERS, désormais Covid-19, relève Jo-Anne McArthur.
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Quatre pays d’Asie centrale font actuellement face à l’une des plus importantes invasions de criquets de ces dernières décennies. En Ouzbékistan, au Kazakhstan et au Turkménistan, où plusieurs centaines de milliers d’hectares ont déjà été infestés, les autorités ont pris des mesures pour lutter contre ce phénomène. En revanche, les agriculteurs du sud-ouest du Tadjikistan sont pour l’instant livrés à eux-mêmes et réclament l’aide du gouvernement.
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In the wake of the pandemic crisis, Australia needs to look to the unique struggles of its developing neighbours, and do what it can to help, John In the wake of the pandemic crisis, Australia needs to look to the unique struggles of its developing neighbours, and do what it can to help.
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Covid-19 has brought major socioeconomic disruptions globally. In North and Central Asia countries, the effects of measures taken to contain the pandemic along with fall in resource prices are impacting economic development and social life in the region.
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In honor of World Environment Day on June 5, Food Tank is highlighting 18 organizations dedicated to promoting agroecology around the world.
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While the world fights to slow the spread of COVID-19, countries in South Asia are simultaneously responding to plagues of locusts, cyclones and a deadly livestock disease, all of which threaten to worsen hunger and the livelihoods of millions of people, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
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As countries in Asia slip into a pandemic-induced recession, multilateral institutions have proven crucial in mobilizing and channeling funds to support the COVID-19 response. Devex Analytics takes a deep dive into recent funding.
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When David Cameron and President Xi Jinping enjoyed a pint at the pub in 2015 it was hailed as the sign of a new, golden age of Sino-British relations. Just five years later a very different relationship between the two countries is emerging.
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Cofco told to halt soy imports as relations worsen. Move comes after Trump chastises Beijing over Hong Kong
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La Chine a riposté aux menaces de Donald Trump sur le statut spécial de Hong Kong en demandant aux sociétés étatiques d'interrompre leurs achats de soja et de porcs américains. L'accord commercial signé en janvier risque de voler en éclats.
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How farmed fish is nourishing rural households in Timor-Leste A new WorldFish-led project aims to get more fish onto the plates of households in Timor-Leste to make diets more nutritious and diverse, thus improving food and nutrition security in the country.
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Les terrains agricoles du nord-ouest du sous-continent sont en train d’être ravagés par des nuages d’insectes en provenance d’Afrique, dont la prolifération est sans doute due au réchauffement climatique.
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