South Asia

SOUTH ASIA

Central Asia
Asia is in the midst of a rapid nutrition transition where hunger and undernutrition exist side by side with obesity.
Central Asia
  Mechanization increases the power applied to agricultural operations and is one tool among many for improving farm productivity. It
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ReSAKSS-Asia research on seed systems was recently featured in the Seed Times, the magazine of the National Seed Association of
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The vast majority of farms in Asia are small-scale and are becoming smaller due to population growth and further subdivision.
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Shabab Murshid Development Foundation (SMDF), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized a Policy Seminar titled “Innovative Financing for
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) are organizing a project workshop on "Innovative Financing
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There is a rapid transformation afoot in the rice value chain in Asia, according to the recent research study. The
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL - Nepal needs immediate help to rebuild livelihoods after last month’s devastating earthquake but in the longer term,
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Eighty percent of the population in Nepal lives in rural areas and depends heavily on agriculture as a source of income and employment. With changing monsoon patterns, and the effect of drought and floods in various regions, the impact of climate change is visible in the agricultural food chain. Consequently, ensuring food security and farmers’ effective adaption to climate change is a major challenge for the policy makers.