Eco-Business

Typhoons and the increasing presence of commercial vessels are pushing fishers in western Philippines’ Malampaya Sound to the margins.

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

Rice farmers in the fields of Nueva Ecija

Without intervention, rice – the country’s primary staple food – could lose up to 60 per cent of its ability to grow by 2050, found a report by the Philippine Climate Change Assessment. Crop insurance was cited by researchers as among the means towards improving food security.

Choosing the “least expensive” healthy food options could cut dietary emissions by one-third, according to a recent study.

By Rhick Lars Albay

By Orla Dwyer, Yanine Quiroz, Giuliana Viglione

By Vania Ali

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