Relentless heat in South Korea sparks surge in heat-related illnesses, livestock losses
As of Sunday, Aug. 11, South Korea reported nearly 2,300 heat-related illnesses and over 700,000 livestock deaths, data showed Tuesday.
PM Modi releases 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient & biofortified varieties of crops
The Prime Minister discussed the importance of millet and underlined how people are moving towards nutritious food.
Cambodia’s Kampong Thom crops hit hardest by flash floods
3,274 hectares of rice belonging to 2,429 families across 21 communes and 98 villages were damaged.
Climate change blamed for decline in Bhutan’s rice production in 2023
Besides the impact of climate change, farmers are also attributing the high cost of production to the declining yield.
Prolonged heavy rains leave at least eight deaths, nine missing in Vietnam
The heavy rain and flooding also damaged 389 houses, submerged six primary and preschool sites, caused landslides at 126 traffic points, over 270 hectares of rice submerged, and…
Cambodia flooding affects 474 hectares of rice
Conditions in the provinces have eased slightly since the rains stopped, said National Committee for Disaster Management spokesman Soth Kimkolmony.
Agri losses from rains in Southern Philippines now at P378M
Mindanao posted at least P378.4-million worth of damage to agriculture due to torrential rains that battered a large section of the island last week, with some 8,388 hectares of…
1 tonne of illegally imported fresh and processed food from Malaysia seized: Singapore Food Agency
SFA later found in those trucks undeclared and under-declared produce, such as "bayam," which is also known as Chinese spinach, tomatoes, lady fingers and peeled hairy gourds…
La Niña may trigger aggressive rate cuts in Southeast Asia, think tank says
La Niña could bring with it favorable growing conditions for crops in Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, something that may help tame food prices and give central…
‘Can’t compete with Southeast Asia’: China’s home-grown durians scarce and pricey for now
Across southern China’s Hainan province, savvy farmers are driving a rise in home-grown durians, which the Chinese love but are not native to the country.