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How Asean can reduce its heavy dependence on imported agricultural inputs
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Asean’s next generation of biofuels needs resilience beyond blending
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Food & Agriculture
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.
Food & Agriculture
Women farmers are the first defenders of a warming Southeast Asia
Countries can improve the lot of its women farmers by improving whose names land is registered in, who signs contracts, receives credit and training, and sits in the room when climate‑risk maps are drawn.
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Asian universities rise in global sustainability leadership rankings
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Climate displacement is also a health crisis
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