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…
Global appetite for Malaysian durian grows export, fruit planting projects
Malaysian durians are now exported to more than 40 countries, including Canada, Japan, South Korea, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, the…
Tokyo island to produce caviar amid declining catches of lobster caused by factors like global warming
The catch, which exceeded 23 tons in 1986, plummeted to 7.6 tons in 2013 and then to just 0.4 tons in 2023. The chairman of a fisheries cooperative said that in recent years, the…
5 reasons why rice prices are rising in Bangladesh
The five reasons are: rising production costs, disconnect with global market trends, limited impact of cheaper imports, controlled import regime, and weather shocks and supply…
High-tech rose farming helps alleviate poverty in Vietnam’s Lam Dong
The programme has helped hundreds of households, including many ethnic minority families, escape poverty.
Japanese zoos make compost from animals’ droppings, sell product to local farmers
For instance, each seven-kilogramme bag of compost from Hamura Zoo sells for ¥300. The compost is also sold at the city’s farmers’ market. In 2024, about 2,100 bags were…