Eco-Business

A farmer putting fertiliser in a rice field in Central Vietnam

The war's economic impact extends beyond oil production to include global food and industrial supply chains, as fertiliser and petrochemical costs feed into agriculture and plastics, found a study by the Asian Development Bank.

Women in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh are becoming leaders of their homestead farms.

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.

As the EU's carbon border tax takes effect in 2026, developing countries warn it could shift climate costs onto poorer exporters.

By Siva Selan

By Niu Yuhan

By Orla Dwyer, Yanine Quiroz, Giuliana Viglione

By Yanine Quiroz, Giuliana Viglione

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The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz could push Aseans farmers and food prices to the brink, but the region has options to ease some of the pressure. By Elyssa Kaur Ludher and Paul Teng

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. By Jose Ma. Luis Montesclaros, Kayven Tan and Mely Caballero-Anthony

Around a third of globally traded urea passes through the Strait of Hormuz and importing countries are less self-sufficient than they appear. By Nima Shokri and Salome M. S. Shokri-Kuehni

Law and policy measures that prioritise sustainable agriculture are needed to address India’s environmental challenges. By Akhilendra Pratap Singh

By Lotanna Emediegwu

By Peter Warr and Huy Quynh Nguyen

By Harun Warui and Silke Bollmohr

Food & Agriculture

The hunger profiteers

By Phil Howard and Jennifer Clapp

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Designed with nanotechnology, the portable toilet recycles human waste into fertiliser without the need for water or electricity. Here's how.

Philips, in partnership with Chicago-based Green Sense Farms, has created one of the largest indoor commercial farms using an innovative lighting technology that consumes less energy while producing higher and fresher yields.

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Humanity and the planet are suffering from a serious case of food poisoning. Eco-Business spoke to Brent Loken, WWF's global lead food scientist, about how changes to our diet can help fix our broken food system, and restore our health and the planet's strained ecosystems.

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