Are 'murder hornets' from Asia invading North America? A Japanese entomologist who's been stung by one and lived to tell the tale explains what's true about these predatory insects.
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The Asia-Pacific (APAC) Provenance Council has been established to integrate blockchain technology into the food supply chain finance in Australia-China trades. Supported by government, export bodies, standards agencies and other industry stakeholders, the consortium aims to provide a comprehensive blockchain-enabled food supply chain finance ecosystem, which will bridge traceable, safe and trusted trades with shorter billing terms between Australian suppliers and Chinese importers. 
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China may increase its agriculture exports from the United States in line with the phase one agreement, but the composition of those products may look different than in the past, said Wendong Zhang, assistant professor and extension economist at Iowa State University.
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Entrepreneurs and innovators across India have responded quickly to the challenge posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. A host of new innovations, some emerging from start-ups that have been incubated by universities, have appeared in recent weeks.
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Instead of salad vegetables and fruit, French designer Nicolas Abdelkader’s Superfarm would produce a wide range of food such as honey, fish, insects and algae.
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En Corée du Sud, l'établissement de l'itinéraire précis de chaque cas de contamination a permis d'endiguer l'épidémie de coronavirus. Et pas de quoi crier au liberticide, affirme François Amblard, auteur d'un rapport sur la méthode coréenne de lutte contre la COVID19.
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Indigenous communities play a critical role in preventing the emergence of diseases and must be involved in the response to the pandemic.
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What are Hanoi’s options to push back on Beijing?
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An update to the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) standard will require all smallholder farmers in the country to be certified, alongside large plantation companies that are already obliged to comply.
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Fisheries authorities say it is remaining vigilant as poachers anticipate a dip in enforcement activity, but the ministry has seen its budget slashed by more than a quarter as the government reallocates funding for the Covid-19 response.
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Le directeur du département de quarantaine animale et végétale des douanes d’Urumqi en Chine, a déclaré le 28 que le Kazakhstan a levé l’interdiction d’importer des agrumes, des fruits à pépins et des fruits à noyau en provenance de Chine. À ce stade, les exportations de fruits de la Chine vers le Kazakhstan sont revenues à des niveaux normaux.
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En pleine pandémie de coronavirus, et alors que la faim gagne le pays, le gouvernement Modi a décidé d'utiliser des surplus agricoles pour faire du gel hydroalcoolique.
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Across the world’s largest delta, island communities bear the brunt of the climate crisis.
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Indonesia will likely face a "drier than usual" dry season in key agricultural regions this year, President Jokowi Widodo said on Tuesday, adding that measures must be put in place to ensure food security and price stability.
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A new analysis carried out by a team of scientists at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) has shown benefits of conservation agriculture for crop performance, water use efficiency, farmers’ incomes and climate action across a variety of cropping systems and environments in South Asia.
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Governments globally are poised to inject a staggering US$10 trillion combined – at least – in recovery packages as they seek to reboot their economies after the unprecedented hit from the Covid-19.
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Vietnam has emerged as a coronavirus crisis success story, thanks in large part to its competent and uncharacteristically transparent handling of the viral outbreak.
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As the Trump administration tries to link the coronavirus to a Chinese laboratory, Beijing is using the pandemic to strengthen ties in the Gulf.
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The pandemic and a more assertive Communist Party are testing their resilience
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An indigenous network says the government is attempting to stop it monitoring forest loss via patrolling and satellite imagery, just when its work is most needed.
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A nationwide programme to map residential land in rural India using drones may marginalise lower-caste communities and women.
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Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
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It is time for a new Atlantic Charter: Environment, healthcare, technology and democratic liberalism can be its foundations.
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If China continues to use mass surveillance technologies after COVID-19, staying untraceable may be impossible for undocumented migrants.
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Rice prices in top exporter India hit a nine-month high this week, boosted by a pick-up in demand from African countries even as supplies remain constrained due to corovirus-led lockdowns, while droughts in Thailand supported rates in the absence of new deals.
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