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Despite being vital to health, security, and economic prosperity, water is often taken for granted. As supplies come under growing strain, water-related considerations will shape economic policy and political decision-making, as well as firms’ investment decisions, risk assessments, and corporate strategies.
Workers’ suffering is an integral part of the fisheries system, say four experts.
Food & Agriculture
What the Iran war taught the world about food security
Perhaps the most unsettling lesson from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the gap between what we knew and how we prepared. Countries should use whatever easing of immediate pressures occurs to strengthen resilience before the next shock arrives.
Food & Agriculture
Taking women farmers seriously
Rather than designing solutions for half the farming population, agricultural researchers, policymakers, and others must consider the specific needs and preferences of women farmers in developing countries. Only then can the huge female agricultural labour force reach its potential to ensure food security and drive economic growth.
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How Asean can reduce its heavy dependence on imported agricultural inputs
6 May 2026
Food & Agriculture
Asean’s next generation of biofuels needs resilience beyond blending
9 April 2026
31 March 2026
Food & Agriculture
Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict
10 March 2026
Food & Agriculture
Women farmers are the first defenders of a warming Southeast Asia
9 March 2026
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25 February 2026
16 February 2026
Corporate Responsibility
Companies should be held accountable for the safety of wildlife in their concessions
26 January 2026
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Food & Agriculture
How to feed ten billion people
20 January 2026
Policy & Finance
Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources
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Food & Agriculture
Changing diets amid a changing climate
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Food & Agriculture
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
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Food & Agriculture
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