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Farming Veteran Warns China's Pig Crisis Only Getting Worse

28 October 2019
African swine fever is under-reported says FCStone’s Suderman. It will spur a restructure of People's Republic of China's (PRC) entire farm industry and trigger an escalation in meat prices globally. PRC's pork deficit may eclipse U.S. production, economist says.

India’s Farming Crisis is a Crisis of the Ecological Commons

28 October 2019
The agro-pastoral crisis has emerged as a significant issue for the 2019 national Lok Sabha elections in India. In the run-up to the elections, political parties have announced a number of measures aimed at farmers, including crop insurance, loan waivers and a minimum basic income.In this…

Indonesia Facing Agricutural Labor Crisis as Younger Generations Shy Away From Farming

28 October 2019
Since Indonesia is running out of young farmers, a number of relevant authorities discussed the younger generation's reluctance to work in the fields and how they hold the key to the country’s food supply.

Indonesia’s Aging Farmers

28 October 2019
Fewer young people are looking to work the paddies, threatening Indonesia’s dream of rice self-sufficiency.

Misunderstanding the Rice Crisis

28 October 2019
If we misunderstand the rice crisis, we will come up with short-sighted solutions. There are two major areas of this misunderstanding: the extent of suffering of the rice farmers and the wrong identification of the main cause of our problem.

'No Way to Stop It': Millions of Pigs Culled Across Asia As Swine Fever Spreads

28 October 2019
Experts say region is losing the battle to stop the biggest animal disease outbreak the planet has ever faced.

Report: Declining Farm Output Creating New Migration Crisis in Bangladesh

28 October 2019
Decreased yields from agriculture and fisheries sectors have contributed in creating a new migration crisis for Bangladesh’s coastal cities, which face their own climate change challenges, according to a report by the United States Government Accountability Office.

Southeast Asia in 2019: Four Issues to Watch

28 October 2019
With elections and governance challenges in many countries, the Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) returning to Thailand while it organizes an election and plans a coronation, the region’s trade architecture in flux, and the backdrop of growing U.S.-China strategic…

Southeast Asia: Drought - 2019-2020

28 October 2019
The status of the ongoing drought, water shortage and saltwater intrusion on Southeast Asian countries are discussed in this article.

The Battle to Curb Swine Fever in Southeast Asia

28 October 2019
The subregion has not been exempt from the Swine Fever epidemic, and worries have been rising. Some experts are thinking of shifting toward large-scale industrial pig farming is a potential solution.