Self-cleaning shrimp tanks and AI-operated hog farms take over labor-intensive jobs.
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Urban farming is set to grow as the world seeks to feed more city dwellers using less land, water and energy. Meet the urban farmers of Asia—a former construction engineer, a cricket farmer, and a business graduate who wants to take vertical farming to outer space. 
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Asia is at the cross-roads. The huge growth in its demand for food has created an attractive investment opportunity, but collective action will be required to unlock it and solve the #AsiaFoodChallenge. More on the big picture in this #food and #agriculture report jointly produced by PwC Singapore, Rabobank and Temasek.
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Less than a month remains before the lights effectively go out on the WTO’s dispute system and Trump seems happy to flip the switch.
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Sara Menker, chief executive officer and founder of Gro Intelligence, discusses the African Swine Fever epidemic, the level of preparedness for these types of disruptions and the role climate change plays on agriculture.
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Shinzo Abe, who became Japan's longest-serving prime minister on Wednesday, was groomed for politics from birth and has cemented his power with shrewd diplomacy, unwavering nationalism, and a knack for surviving scandal.
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Since Louise won the Young Champions of the Earth prize, much has happened. A quick glance at her greenhouse shows the massive interest in growing cacao in the last few months alone. The previously stocked space is now empty.
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Turning plastic waste into pavement slabs, acid water into drinking water and making leather from mushrooms—these are some of the achievements of the 2019 winners for the SEED Low Carbon Awards.
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U.S. farmers seeking relief from a trade deal may not get it.
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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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Following the Chinese news and their political and technological progress, raises huge questions about our future
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Un projets conjoint de la FAO estimé à 161 millions de dollars vise à favoriser la séquestration de carbone et à renforcer la résilience des petits agriculteurs
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Des résultats plus mauvais qu'espéré. La Chine a dévoilé jeudi une série d'indicateurs moroses pour le mois d'octobre: la production industrielle comme les ventes de détail ont ralenti, tandis que l'investissement tombait au plus bas depuis au moins 21 ans. La production industrielle a progressé en octobre de 4,7% seulement sur un an, contre 5,8% en septembre
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As beef consumption grows in Asia, a handful of Australian producers are trying out going carbon neutral. Is this the future of the industry?
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With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, technologies such as big data, robotics, blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) will revolutionise traditional farming practices for the better, introducing new food and agricultural solutions.
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Asia's food and agriculture industry needs investment of $800 billion over the next 10 years to meet the region's growing food demand, a jointly produced report showed on Wednesday.
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The past can help us better understand how the monsoon will behave as the climate changes.
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For years, Japan's government has sought to convince consumers that food from Fukushima is safe despite the nuclear disaster. But will it serve the region's produce at the Tokyo Olympics? It's a thorny subject for the authorities.
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The Japanese government plans to discontinue a public-private investment fund designed to support farmers, fishers and loggers ahead of schedule due to losses on track to expand to 11.5 billion yen ($106 million).
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In October, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that China is ready to buy as many soybeans as Russia can produce. Should farmers from both Americas start to worry?
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Directive aims to support Philippine growers struggling with 20% plunge
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Pressure cooker’ nature of employment is not improving despite warnings on economic fallout
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Les marchés asiatiques s'emballent à l'idée d'une fusion entre Line, la messagerie la plus populaire du Japon détenue par le coréen Naver, avec Yahoo! Japan, un portail et un site de vente en ligne contrôlé par SoftBank. Les deux groupes pensent pouvoir enfin réveiller le marché japonais du paiement électronique.
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South Asia's onion crisis has widened, with Bangladesh airlifting supplies of the vegetable and the prime minister claiming prices are so high she has stopped eating them.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina explains her vision to advance Bangladesh as a developing country by 2021 and as a developed country by 2041.
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