Agriculture: The forgotten roadmap for Pakistan’s water security
The 1991 Water Accord is a comprehensive solution for Pakistan’s water challenges, provided the state can look beyond a single distribution clause and prioritise the entire…
Agriculture
Chemically-treated pineapples in Bangladesh’s Tangail raise health concerns
Madhupur farmers use excessive hormone to maximise profit during Ramadan.
Looming water shortages threaten wheat, sugar crops in Sindh, Punjab
The impact of water shortage in Sindh may be more severe than in Punjab, as almost the entire agricultural land/fields there depend on the canal water.
How did Vietnam become the second biggest coffee producer in the world?
Vietnam’s rise to the top of the global coffee market has been, in world history terms, rather quick. From humble beginnings in the 1800s, Vietnam is now seen as one of the best…
Lowland crops grow in Nepal’s highlands as temperatures rise
Experts warn of risks to soil and native crops, but farmers celebrate bountiful harvests.
Mobile court demolishes five illegal brick kilns in Bangladesh
Local farmers said that these illegal brick kilns were built on agricultural land a few years ago and had repeatedly complained about it.
Indonesian government to continue oil palm cultivation on confiscated land
The government plans to utilise 221,000 hectares of confiscated oil palm plantations, much of it protected forest land, to continue planting oil palm as part of its effort to…
150,000 tons of rice released from Japan’s stockpile to douse prices, after Tokyo prices hit all-time high
This is the first time for the government to make a release from its stockpile to stabilise the rice market.
Japan starts receiving bids for stockpiled rice
It is the first release of stockpiled rice to relieve distribution bottlenecks. Previously, the government had limited releases to cases of serious poor harvests and large-scale…
New onions bring no smiles to Bangladeshi farmers
Production costs outweigh current prices.