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Food & Agriculture
The war in Iran could create a fertiliser shock, risking global food prices and farming
Around a third of globally traded urea passes through the Strait of Hormuz and importing countries are less self-sufficient than they appear.
Food & Agriculture
How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty
From the Ifugao highlands to Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, Indigenous terrace farming illustrates how long-standing, locally adapted practices capture water, conserve soil and diversify crops to withstand intensifying climate extremes.
Food & Agriculture
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
In Gaza and parts of Africa, we've seen how vulnerable food systems can be and we must act urgently to strengthen them worldwide.
Carbon & Climate
How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks
From Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean to floods in Southeast Asia, insurance is an underused tool for adaptation to climate extremes.
All #farming Opinion
18 December 2025
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
16 December 2025
Food & Agriculture
India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb
13 November 2025
Food & Agriculture
India’s farm policies behind bad air, unhealthy diet, water crisis
29 September 2025
Food & Agriculture
Reimagining agriculture for young people
17 September 2025
Policy & Finance
Ahead of COP30, philanthropy can unlock climate finance
15 August 2025
Food & Agriculture
A food security imperative for the Johor-Singapore SEZ blueprint
11 August 2025
Food & Agriculture
Feed the world but feed it well: Why food systems must be reformed
22 July 2025
Policy & Finance
India’s digital divide and the consequent welfare bias
7 May 2025
Food & Agriculture
Why Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are a threat to global food security
8 April 2025
10 February 2025
Manufacturing
Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
7 January 2025
Food & Agriculture
Synergising digital tech and climate tech to enhance Asean climate action
Food & Agriculture
Meat and dairy’s methane emissions must be on the table in 2025
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Food & Agriculture
Plantations are not forests
17 October 2024
Food & Agriculture
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