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'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.

The Farm Crisis of 2019: History Repeats with Ag Sector Debt

28 October 2019
Farming, an essential industry segment, is a primary source of our food and related products. Many variables affect farming, including weather, general economic conditions and government intervention, just for starters. The last major farm crisis is now 40 years in the rear view, but today’s…

The Global Food Crisis Is Here

28 October 2019
While extreme weather poses a real threat to human societies, some of the most worrying aspects of climate change are much less obvious and almost even invisible. A 1,400-page report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) explores the impacts of climate breakdown on our food…

The Tragedy of the Filipino Rice Farmers

28 October 2019
This article discusses the agricultural crisis in the Philippines, how the Rice tariffication would affect Filipino farmers, and what local governments, national agencies can do.

UN Commits to Help Pacific island Agriculture Adapt and Survive Climate Crisis

28 October 2019
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) pledged to work hand in hand with the people of the Pacific to improve nutrition, and mitigate the worst effects of climate change, which pose an existential threat to many island nations across the region.

Underrated Crisis in Agriculture and FIsheries

28 October 2019
The author suggests strategic agriculture and fisheries reforms to increase agricultural productivity in the Philippines. Change would need shift in agriculture and fisheries policy and the environment for agribusiness.