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Climate change damages in Philippine crops reach $219 billion: study
Without intervention, rice – the country’s primary staple food – could lose up to 60 per cent of its ability to grow by 2050, found a report by the Philippine Climate Change Assessment. Crop insurance was cited by researchers as among the means towards improving food security.
Food & Agriculture
The Philippine island positioning itself as Asia-Pacific’s agroecology hub
Ramon “Chin-Chin” Uy Jr is a sustainable food entrepreneur based on Negros Island in the Philippines, which recently hosted the global “good food” movement Slow Food’s first-ever regional conference in Asia and the Pacific.
Food & Agriculture
Adopting low-cost ‘healthy’ diets could cut food emissions by one-third
Choosing the “least expensive” healthy food options could cut dietary emissions by one-third, according to a recent study.
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