#rice News
Food & Agriculture
Why do environmentalists oppose genetically modified ‘golden rice’?
Backers say rice variety is a cheap way to fix vitamin A deficiency, but a Philippine court ruling could delay sowing in Bangladesh.
Last month, Germany became the first major economy to announce that it intends to introduce a target to reach “net-negative” emissions later this century.
Food & Agriculture
As El Niño bites, Indonesians grapple with record-high rice prices
El Niño's dry weather has hit Indonesian rice supplies causing record price rises for consumers and crop failures for farmers.
With a huge gap between the funds needed for adaptation and funds actually provided, the countries of the Himalayan region need to look at each other for lessons on what works for adaptation, and what does not.
Food & Agriculture
Indian farmers cut off as activists warn of pre-election blackouts
Food & Agriculture
Analysis: As farmers protest, India must urgently deal with its water crisis
#rice Opinion
Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr began his administration by vowing to prioritise clean energy and curbing climate disasters. Eco-Business scrutinises these pledges and asks what he must address to stay true to them.
Carbon & Climate
The key to future climate adaptation is to tap past knowledge
Climate-resilient agricultural knowledge has always been there among Indigenous groups, we just need to learn from them.
Food & Agriculture
Indonesia’s new rice cultivation plan will undermine peatland restoration efforts
The government of Indonesia does not fully utilise knowledge about sustainable peatland management. The new rice plan will not support the restoration of degraded peatlands as rice as a dryland species does not support peat soil formation.
Carbon & Climate
How can the climate crisis cut through the Covid-19 media storm?
No single story has dominated the international press as much so far this century. How can climate change, which will likely prove far deadlier than the coronavirus, reclaim the headlines?
Food & Agriculture
There's no time, or food, to waste
Food & Agriculture
Much of Asia still goes to bed unfed
#rice Press Releases
Asian Development Bank
ADB forecasts developing Asia’s economy to grow 4.9 per cent in 2024
USAID Green Invest Asia
USAID announces partnership with Rabo Foundation to sustainably invest in Asia’s future
