Nepal lab tests reveal hazardous levels of pesticides in vegetables in market
Officials advise soaking vegetables in salt or vinegar for 30 minutes or refrigerating for 12-14 hours.
Agriculture
Japan’s rice stock up 190,000 tons from 2024; prices increased for 12th consecutive week
The average price per five kilograms sold at supermarkets from March 17 to 23 was ¥4,197.
Drought-stricken farmers in Nepal’s Sindhupalchok villages are leaving farmlands
Farmers are unable to cultivate their land and grow crops and vegetables due to unreliable rains and lack of irrigation.
ASEAN launches guidelines for Agroecology Transitions to promote sustainable agriculture
The guidelines aim to guide the region towards more sustainable, resilient and equitable food systems.
In Nepal, herbs rot and traders reap profit as processing facilities remain unused and fall into disrepair
Lack of storage and processing facilities has left herb collectors in Karnali at the mercy of exploitative traders, who offer low prices.
Bangladesh detects first case of bird flu since 2018
Officials were closely monitoring the situation after the infection was detected on March 13. Necessary measures were also taken to contain the spread of the virus.
Rice supplies in Japan still low, with prices almost doubled from year ago
Bad weather and stockpiling are among the difficulties encountered.
Rice price for wholesalers in Japan climbs 73% in February; record high for sixth consecutive month
The average price stood at ¥26,485 for 60 kilograms, up 73% from a year before. It was also ¥558 higher, or 2%, from a month before.
Why farmers in Pakistan’s Sindh are up in arms over the Cholistan canal project
"On the one hand, fertile farmland is being swallowed up by luxury housing schemes. On the other, farmers are being driven further from their livelihoods. How can we justify…
Vaccination in action after foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in South Korean province
This is the first outbreak in the country of the contagious animal disease in nearly two years.