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Farmers using solar conduction dryer S4S Technologies Earthshot Prize

The Indian firm helping farmers sustainably produce long-lasting dried goods wants to incorporate new crops and explore regenerative agriculture. Growers need more help amid harvest-wrecking climate swings, the start-up’s co-founder says.

India has imposed a ban on the export of non-basmati white rice, The ban resulted in a global price spike, prompting calls for food self-sufficiency.

Companies should approach climate solutions as a “portfolio management exercise”, and look for short-term wins by tweaking their operations, said industry leaders.

Food reform is finally on the table for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, but it must go hand in hand with cuts in fossil fuels.

Oleh Catherine Early

Oleh Robin Hicks

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Oleh Rhick Lars Albay

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It is an open secret in climate circles that limiting global warming to 1.5° Celsius is no longer possible. As COP28 approaches, we must abandon this target, which has become an obstacle to truly innovative action. Oleh Simon Zadek

Southeast Asia must prioritise climate resilience, encompassing adaptation and mitigation. The process must be strategically managed, informed by data and applied across a broad range of solutions. Oleh Vinod Thomas

Achieving zero hunger, one of the Sustainable Development Goals, requires meeting another SDG: ensuring access to modern energy. In particular, the future of agriculture in the Global South depends on distributed renewable-energy solutions to address the challenges faced by smallholder farmers. Oleh Kristina Skierka dan Aisha Mohammed Mussa

Despite Thailand’s energy surplus, the country continues to support environmentally damaging hydropower in Laos, revealing just how removed financers are from the impacts of their investments. Oleh Ming Li Yong

Pangan & Agrikultur

The hunger profiteers

Oleh Phil Howard dan Jennifer Clapp

Oleh Nora McKeon

Oleh Chirag Dhara dan Roxy Mathew Koll

Oleh Tarja Halonen dan Hindou Oumarou

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Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.

Novel food firms are dreaming big about market expansion, but first they must overcome diners' doubts and a huge cost hurdle.

Studio EB Singaporeans are well-known foodies, but around 800,000 tonnes of food is wasted every year. Why is so much food wasted, and what can consumers do about it?

Katherine Desbaillets, co-owner of SaladStop!

As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag.

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Studio EB What are the latest trends in the alternative proteins industry today? The Eco-Business podcast discusses new hybrid products, more localised offerings and cheaper prices due to economies of scale.

Studio EB Nobody likes being told what to eat, but changing diets could make or break climate action. The Eco-Business Podcast explores how best to convince people to choose food good for people and planet.

What's it like co-writing a 3,500 page report on the dangers of climate change with hundreds of scientists worldwide, over Zoom calls during a pandemic? Eco-Business speaks to authors from the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore who were in the thick of the action.

Humanity and the planet are suffering from a serious case of food poisoning. Eco-Business spoke to Brent Loken, WWF's global lead food scientist, about how changes to our diet can help fix our broken food system, and restore our health and the planet's strained ecosystems.

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