NAKHON PHANOM, Thailand : From a distance, it is hard to make sense of the small patches of green emerging … More
Tag: Farming
Wallabies. Cowboys. Street artists land in Australia’s outback.
Across the country, painted silos are turning fading rural areas into open-air art galleries. Locals hope they bring tourism, too. … More
Hive thinking: Beekeeping makes a buzz in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN : Night has just fallen in central Ivory Coast and the hour has come for two men, venturing forth … More
Japan’s wasabi producers farm ‘green gold’
IZU, Japan: If you’ve eaten sushi, you might assume you’ve tried wasabi. But chances are it was an artificial version that … More
Growing ‘Bentong ginger’ in Bukit Tinggi
Everyone has heard of Bentong ginger, but is Bentong ginger grown in Bentong itself? Ginger farmer Ng Weng Nyuet says, … More
Landless Thais get homes in mangrove forest in conservation push
BANGKOK: Thai authorities have reached an agreement with a landless community that will allow villagers to live in a mangrove … More
Empowering Dairy Farmers for Better Food Safety and Security
JAKARTA : Milk producer Frisian Flag Indonesia said empowering dairy farmers will take Indonesia a step closer to better food … More
Former Israeli spy’s startup gets funding to upend Asia farming
SINGAPORE : An Israeli startup is raising US$30 million from Singaporean venture capital firms and other investors to bring cutting-edge … More
Drones to household utensils – weapons India is deploying against locusts
NEW DELHI : The enemy is unknown; the weaponry, therefore, improvised. Farmers in different parts of India are facing up … More
