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Agriculture 4.0
Nepali farmers diversify their income streams amidst climate crisis
In the aftermath of intense rains during Nepal’s 2019 monsoon season, farmer Geeta Tharu found her house submerged in a pool of water. The rains destroyed Tharu’s grain stores, which eventually plunge…
Modernization of agriculture is the key to Bangladesh’s food security
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday jointly organized a workshop in Mymensingh focusing on agricultural transformation in northern Bangladesh. The wor…
GreenToken: Unilever and SAP aim to tackle palm oil deforestation with blockchain pilot
Project aims to further boost traceability and transparency in Unilever’s global palm oil supply chain Unilever is moving to put palm oil on the blockchain with a new pilot project that aims to …
Vietnam aims to connect 5 million farming households to e-commerce platforms
Vietnam looks to connect 5 million farming households to e-commerce platforms this year, which would create breakthroughs in the development of the digital economy in the agriculture sector, Deputy Mi…
Can the UAE’s agritech plans help meet the global food challenge?
Throughout history, humans have had to innovate to produce enough food to eat. Even as technology advances today, that challenge has not gone away. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, …
Minister: Vietnam looks towards sustainable agriculture
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has pledged to tackle obstacles to two projects on food safety and hygiene, and sustainable fishery development, saying that they are urgent …
Virginia Tech Research Explores Climate Change and the Future of Food in Nepal
When you think of Nepal, you might imagine people climbing Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain above sea level. However, people aren’t the only ones scaling the vast and varied elevations of t…
High-tech farming needs investment and proper policies
Vietnam’s agriculture sector is aiming to be among the 15 most developed countries in the world, in which the agricultural processing sector ranks among the top 10 countries by 2030. To realise the go…
Nepal, World Bank sign Rs 9.3 billion project to bolster agriculture
The Government of Nepal and the World Bank have signed a $80 million (around NPR 9.3 billion) project to bolster Nepal’s agriculture sector by strengthening rural market linkages and promoting entrepr…