A vicious debt cycle is forcing women in Maharashtra state's Amravati to take their lives as agrarian crisis persists.
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Global meat shippers have three years to make the most of the outbreak of a fatal pig disease in China before Chinese pork imports peak, according to a report released by the U.S. pork industry, which is competing for sales against Europe and South America. 
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Australians are happy to pay for an expensive restaurant meal but when it comes to farmers’ labour the price is rarely right
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Comme chaque année, la capitale indienne est asphyxiée par un nuage de pollution. Malgré une légère amélioration, mardi 5 novembre, liée à des vents forts, la qualité de l’air exécrable a obligé les autorités à déclarer un « état d’urgence sanitaire ».
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Emmanuel Macron est en visite d'État en Chine. Il restera trois jours à Shanghai et Pékin. Objectif : resserrer les liens entre les deux pays, dans un contexte international tendu.
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A Filipino Christmas without ham is like an American Thanksgiving without turkey – and amid bans and restrictions, experts say the negative sentiment ‘endangers’ the US$5.75 billion industry.
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Russian overtures have been welcomed by Southeast Asia amid trade war uncertainties and disputes in the South China Sea. But even in embracing Moscow, the countries are well aware of the limits of this courtship.
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Recent typhoons caused damage worth more than US$2 billion to Japanese farms. But unions say the ‘invisible damage’ may be even worse, and could be the last straw for an ageing workforce under pressure from cheap imports.
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A new future for State Government-owned research centres is being heralded with the planned establishment of two AgTech demonstration.
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Sides also agree on currency, but gaps remain on tech transfer and enforcement.
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Refusing to join a massive, regionwide pact is a sign that the country now fears the world rather than embracing it.
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Avec 3 260 km de littoral, 12 lagunes et baies, 112 estuaires, des milliers de grandes et petites îles avec en plus un système fluvial complexe, le Vietnam est un des pays à grand potentiel d’exploitation.
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Frappé par les effets du dérèglement climatique et morcelé par de nombreux barrages, le fleuve asiatique voit ses ressources s’épuiser.
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Visiting Nobel Laureate Sir Richard John Roberts made the announcement at a regional seminar in Dhaka after he held an impromptu meeting with the ministers of agriculture and environment on Sunday
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In Tono, a small agricultural city in northern Japan, hops farmers and local brewers are embracing craft beer in hopes of reclaiming their heritage and economic stability.
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The European Union and China agreed on Wednesday to protect 100 European regional food designations in China and 100 Chinese equivalents in the EU to spur trade, particularly of European food and drinks.
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À l’occasion de sa visite en Chine, Emmanuel Macron a signé mercredi 6 novembre, à Pékin, un texte commun avec son homologue Xi Jinping sur le climat et la biodiversité. La Chine, qui sera le pays hôte de la « COP biodiversité » à l’automne 2020, affiche de nouvelles ambitions en la matière. Parmi ses priorités, la protection du fleuve Jaune, le deuxième fleuve chinois après le Yangzi Jiang.
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Food & AgTech investors are most excited about the potential for Asia’s agri-foodtech startup scene, according to a new report AgFunder just released with Idea2Scale.
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From diplomatic hysterics to displays of Chinese patriotism on foreign soil, China’s influence campaign has turned public opinion and forced governments to defend their values and readjust relations.
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Wilbur Ross pointed to record trade and investment figures as a sign of how much Washington values the region, while Trump’s national security adviser invited Asean leaders to a summit with the US President in the first quarter of next year.
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Agricultural companies seek more stable relationship with China, in the wake of a young PM’s international missteps.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$50mn policy-based loan to help support the Government of Nepal’s reforms to improve food safety measures, enhance agricultural trade standards, and promote agricultural commercialisation in the country.
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India this week dropped out of the RCEP free trade deal. Rahul Mishra says New Delhi's decision was aimed at protecting vulnerable sections of the economy as well as persuading China to grant reciprocal market access.
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À l’instar de l’Amazonie, l’Indonésie est victime de grands incendies, volontairement allumés, mais amplifiés par la sécheresse. Les agronomes et écologues du Cirad qui les étudient depuis des années, ont envisagé quelques solutions techniques qui permettraient d’y remédier.
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