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Polisi & Kewangan
Southeast Asia’s high-income aspirants should focus on quality of growth
The vast minority of middle-income countries graduate to high-income status. Past strategies that prioritised physical capital must give way to a quality of growth approach premised on investment in human and natural capital.
Makanan & Pertanian
How Asean can reduce its heavy dependence on imported agricultural inputs
Asean should enhance efficiency of fertiliser application, increase local fertiliser production, and fortify policies on pesticides and seeds.
Makanan & Pertanian
Asean’s next generation of biofuels needs resilience beyond blending
Will scaling biofuels in Southeast Asia make the region more resilient to oil shocks, or does it introduce new vulnerabilities? Structural risks must be addressed as biofuels take a larger share of the transport fuel mix.
Makanan & Pertanian
Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict
The Middle East conflict is set to have a double-whammy impact on both Asean’s import of fertilisers, and its energy-intensive fertiliser production. The timing is critical as in the coming months, the five major crops, including rice, are being planted in Asean.
All Laos Opinion
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Makanan & Pertanian
Women farmers are the first defenders of a warming Southeast Asia
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Polisi & Kewangan
Trump and Southeast Asia: When transactionalism undermines trust
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Makanan & Pertanian
Changing diets amid a changing climate
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La Niña: boon or bane for Southeast Asia’s food security?
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