As the world's economic center of gravity shifts to Asia, it increasingly falls to these two countries to take up the baton to champion freedom, inclusivity, trade and other liberal values.
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Un nouveau projet de la FAO financé par le Fonds humanitaire afghan vise à soutenir les moyens d’existence des familles agricoles vulnérables 
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L’événement en Ouganda marque le dixième anniversaire du Programme de Coopération Sud-Sud (CSS) FAO-Chine
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Showman Modi invoked Gandhi as he pulled out of ‘the world’s largest trade deal’. Did he simply forget to mention the trade imbalance with China?
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C’est une étude inédite que vient de publier l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT). Si les chiffres du travail des enfants étaient déjà connus, ceux concernant les chaînes d’approvisionnement mondiales n’avaient jamais été étudiés. Or, dans certaines régions du monde comme l'Asie orientale et l'Asie du sud-est, un quart des enfants qui travaillent le font pour des biens destinés à l’exportation, principalement dans l’agriculture et l’extraction de minerais.
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The 35th ASEAN Summit and its related meetings ended on 5 November 2019 with stronger ASEAN solidarity and centrality. This was in part due to US President Donald Trump's decision not to partake in the summitry and his high-handed manner in responding to the Southeast Asian diplomatic process.
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Vietnam’s agriculture sector witnessed its highest growth rate in recent years — 3.76 per cent. Export revenue from the sector was US$40 billion, with a trade surplus of US$8.72 billion.
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Contrairement à une image véhiculée par la presse, les entreprises chinoises investissent encore peu dans les pays émergents [1]. En revanche, les banques d’État chinoises prêtent massivement à ces pays et leurs prêts financent la réalisation d’infrastructures (routes, ports, aéroports, etc.) qui sont construites par des entreprises chinoises.
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The water supply agency in Chennai has declared that the city is water secure after months of severe water shortages. As the water supply remains relatively low, however, the likelihood of water stress returning to the city is high.
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Trade volumes between Russia and China are now growing at an unprecedented rate.
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Le géant asiatique entame un processus de long terme afin de passer à une économie centrée sur la consommation domestique.
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A trade group representing pesticide firms urged Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha to delay a ban due Dec. 1 on three chemicals because of the potential disruption to the agriculture sector.
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Are South Asian governments adapting to climate change’s impact on agriculture in the region?
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Trade volumes between Russia and China are now growing at an unprecedented rate. Via Système de veille
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La Fondation caritative Ningxia Yanbao fait un don de 15 millions USD à la FAO
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Latest IMF advice is dire, but there are no easy answers to a trend that is morphing into a regional growth killer
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Lors d’une audition parlementaire, les députés kazakhs ont alerté sur les menaces qui pèsent sur le Kazakhstan du fait de prélèvements d’eau toujours plus importants de la Chine dans les fleuves Ili et Irtych.
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"If this investment does not materialise, we believe the industry will struggle to keep up with demand, resulting in poorer food outcomes for Asia's population," according to a report from PwC, Rabobank, and investment firm Temasek.
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Japan has long used economic statecraft to bolster its standing in the international community and to build constructive relations with other states. In the 1990s, it became a foreign aid superpower as the largest donor of overseas aid of any nation.
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With hundreds of millions of pigs dead from swine fever, exporters are scrambling to fill the gap. But prices are soaring.
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Malaysia has renewed calls for revision of its water agreement with Singapore, but interdependence between the two countries makes it unlikely that the spat will go beyond words.
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Rates of undernourishment in the South Pacific continue to rise. Encouraging traditional crop production could help to encourage better nutrition and reduce dependence on unhealthy imports.
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Golden rice was developed to prevent childhood blindness and mortality in the developing world and might finally gain approval in Bangledesh.
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Move will curb foreign growers so Japanese farms realize the fruits of their labor.
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The prospect of meeting the zero-hunger target under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is being impacted by food insecurity. Higher investment in research can lead to technologies that boost agricultural growth and lead to better nourishment.
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