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Food & Agriculture
Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict
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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.
Now is the time to double down on renewable energy and electrification.
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