Nepali-made French fries make forays into US market
Butwal-based First Choice Foods ships its first containers abroad as demand grows. More than 35,000 farmers are linked to its supply chain.
Small farmers bring Jakarta urban farming to life
The capital has designated idle plots of land, including some under the Bekasi-Cawang-Kampung Melayu (Becakayu) toll road in East Jakarta, as urban farming sites to help achieve…
As winter nears, nurseries in Bangladesh’s Barishal pin hopes on flower seedling sales
Nursery traders and farmers said political unrest last year sharply reduced the number of wholesale buyers, causing major losses. This year, they hope to recover through better…
To help indoor vertical farms, Singapore research project aims to optimise crop seeds
The Seed Innovation Hub hosted at NUS received a $22 million boost from the authorities on Nov 5 to advance crop breeding and develop superior seeds with traits such as faster…
Indonesian government plans new poultry farms to tame surging egg, meat prices
A minister attributed the surge in national broiler egg and meat demand to the government’s free nutritious meal program.
Seven lean years? Pakistan’s agricultural crisis revealed
From shrinking farms to vanishing water and invisible women, Pakistan’s agricultural census reveals a sector on the brink of its own seven lean years.
Drought at planting and deluge at harvest push Nepali farmers to despair
This year’s heavy and erratic rains swept away crops across multiple provinces, heightening fears about the future of Nepal’s fragile agricultural system.
Floodwaters rise again as heavy rain returns to central Vietnam
As of 6 pm on November 2, floods in the region had left 36 people dead, five missing, and 60 injured. A total of 94 houses were destroyed, 12,600 remained inundated, and more than…
Unseasonal rains devastate paddy harvest across Nepal
Farmers in Jumla, Mahottari, Ramechhap, Salyan, and Kapilvastu report massive crop losses as pre-winter downpour inundates ready-to-harvest fields.
Rain in Nepal disrupts daily life, brings cold, and damages harvest-ready paddy
The country, which had been receiving rainfall since Monday due to westerly winds triggered by a depression in the Arabian Sea, has come under indirect influence of Cyclone…