 Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
From
www
Beijing placed tariffs on US pork imports, but with African swine fever threatening 200 million pigs, the biggest consumer of pork in the world is now facing a shortage. 
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scoop.it!
The EcoCart app Singapore consumers which products contain conflict-free palm oil, and which do not, while they do their online grocery shopping.
Scoop.it!
In Pakistan, women have been the main beneficiary of China's BRI, which improves their socioeconomic status.
Scoop.it!
China has culled 1.02 million pigs since August, with a total of 129 cases discovered, but one report says it could lose 200 million pigs during the epidemic.
Scoop.it!
The recent announcements in Parliament to raise Singapore’s food self-production level from the current 10 per cent to 30 per cent of total food needs by 2030, the “30 by 30” strategy, have raised some pertinent questions on capacity, investment and exportability.
Scoop.it!
As Mr. Modi confidently pushes forth his re-election bid in the ongoing Indian elections, numerous analysts have offered various summations of his outgoing government’s performance.
Scoop.it!
China has urged local authorities to invest more to clean up contaminated agricultural land, with some regions still failing to take responsibility for dangerous levels of soil pollution, the country's agriculture ministry said on Monday.
Scoop.it!
From rapid glacier melt to escalating aridity, when it comes to aquatic concerns, Central Asia is a region of extremes. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the sharing of water resources has become a source of tension in the region, with its five countries struggling to allocate what water they do have in the face of a horizon of further decrease. The fact that universities are introducing courses and degrees in water diplomacy is telling of the need for peaceful and efficient negotiations on this essential asset.
Scoop.it!
Growing awareness of the meat industry’s environmental footprint is slowing the growth of demand for meat, but global appetite is proving insatiable. But solutions exist to lessen the impact of livestock production, said food experts at a recent forum in Tokyo.
Scoop.it!
Future scenarios of drought in many parts of South-East Asia may become even more frequent and intense if actions are not taken now to build resilience, according to the latest joint study by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Scoop.it!
Earlier to modern world the nations which upheld the power to subjugate others used to take nudge into considerably week nations in order to conquer them. The entire colonization of the world depicted a fine example of this art.
Scoop.it!
From
www
Pork prices forecast to soar as deaths from disease expected to reach 130m
Scoop.it!
The Indian prime minister’s self-created brand is contradicted by his actual performance, noticed especially by young voters
|
Scoop.it!
Small changes in temperature and rainfall have seriously damaged living standards, health and productivity in Pakistan, shows a new World Bank report.
Scoop.it!
With Singapore set to introduce mandatory reporting requirements in 2020 in a bid to raise awareness of packaging waste, companies tell Eco-Business how they are preparing for the new rules.
Scoop.it!
Agriculture is a crucial industry in China, employing over 300 million farmers and feeding a big chunk of the world’s population.
Scoop.it!
La prochaine étape des négociations commerciales Chine-USA va débuter demain à Beijing, et selon l’agence Bloomberg (qui cite un haut responsable de l’administration Trump), d'importants problèmes restent non résolus
Scoop.it!
Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s development story is one of a nation with its sights firmly set on building a prosperous future in concert with the broader region.
Scoop.it!
President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed deals worth more than $64 billion signed during China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) this week as he sought to reassure skeptics the project will deliver sustainable growth for all involved.
Scoop.it!
With a focus on Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic,
Scoop.it!
African swine fever has spread to all 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China, with new case.
Scoop.it!
The United Kingdom views Kazakhstan as one of its major strategic partners in Central Asia, U.K. Minister of State for Europe and the Americas Sir Alan Duncan.
Scoop.it!
Washington and Beijing should know that a deal to end the trade war that increases Chinese reliance on US agriculture and US farmers’ dependence on Chinese markets is actually a lose-lose.
Scoop.it!
A primer on five countries’ conditions in climate change
Scoop.it!
The ruling B.J.P. party has not yet delivered the “good days” it promised to farm voters, who make up half of the electorate. In debt and despair, some wonder if anyone can.
|
