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2. Zero hunger
After a prolonged decline, world hunger appears to be on the rise again. Conflict, drought and disasters linked to climate change are among the key factors causing this reversal in progress. It is time to rethink how we grow, share and consume our food. If done right, agriculture, forestry and fisheries can provide nutritious food for all and generate decent incomes, while supporting people-centred rural development and protecting the environment.
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In response to water scarcity, agriculture in north-western Bangladesh is transitioning – but leaving landless communities behind.
Makanan & Pertanian
The world’s great deltas are sinking, threatening global food supplies
The Mekong Delta is sinking. Projections indicate that 90 per cent of this life-sustaining landform could disappear by 2100 due to human-driven factors such as groundwater pumping and sediment capture by dams, compounding the effects of sea-level rise.
Mangroves implicated in a road project face removal or transplantation, raising ecological damage fears and threatening fishers’ way of life.
Makanan & Pertanian
Nepal’s traditional grain bins help keep food safe from heat, floods
In Nepal’s southern plains, Indigenous communities such as the Tharu and Yadav use traditional earthen storage bins (dehari) to safely store grains and seeds, relying on knowledge passed down through generations.
Makanan & Pertanian
Are Southeast Asia’s organic farmers more resilient to fertiliser price spikes?
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How Asean can reduce its heavy dependence on imported agricultural inputs
Asean should enhance efficiency of fertiliser application, increase local fertiliser production, and fortify policies on pesticides and seeds.
Makanan & Pertanian
Chokepoint in the Gulf: What the US-Israeli war on Iran means for Southeast Asia’s food security
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.
Makanan & Pertanian
Women farmers are the first defenders of a warming Southeast Asia
Countries can improve the lot of its women farmers by improving whose names land is registered in, who signs contracts, receives credit and training, and sits in the room when climate‑risk maps are drawn.
Makanan & Pertanian
The war in Iran could create a fertiliser shock, risking global food prices and farming
Around a third of globally traded urea passes through the Strait of Hormuz and importing countries are less self-sufficient than they appear.
Makanan & Pertanian
How to feed ten billion people
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Changing diets amid a changing climate
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Singaporeans love food, but are they valuing food enough?
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Singaporeans are well-known foodies, but around 800,000 tonnes of food is wasted every year. Why is so much food wasted, and what can consumers do about it?
Makanan & Pertanian
Can palm oil plantations be elephant-friendly?
From conflict to co-existence: Earthworm Foundation has come up with a solution to managing human-elephant conflict in palm oil plantations in Sabah.
Makanan & Pertanian
Mission Impossible: Satisfying Asia’s meat appetite with plant-based food?
Can Impossible Foods, the plant-based food tech company from California, take a bite out of Asia's growing appetite for meat? Eco-Business spoke to founder Pat Brown to find out.
Makanan & Pertanian
Expansion of oil palm plantations into forests appears to be changing local diets in Indonesia
With no forests, people lose access to wild food and are forced to purchase more unhealthy food, including packaged foods.
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Looking past the label: the nutritionists’ guide to plant-based milk
Studio EB
Plant-based milks have grown in popularity in recent years, driven by a combination of health, environmental and practical concerns. Nutritionists on the Eco-Business podcast, produced in association with Kerry, weigh the pros and cons of non-dairy milk.
Makanan & Pertanian
Plant-based protein – fad or the future?
Studio EB
The booming alternative protein sector has experienced turbulence this year. The Eco-Business Podcast asks if growth in plant-based meat alternatives can go the distance.
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Relentless work, for no money: Southeast Asian climate scientists share their IPCC experience
What's it like co-writing a 3,500 page report on the dangers of climate change with hundreds of scientists worldwide, over Zoom calls during a pandemic? Eco-Business speaks to authors from the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore who were in the thick of the action.
Studio EB
Eco-Business talks to 'Aulani Wilhelm of Conservation International about why a plan to protect the ocean is critical, and why it might just work.
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