Indonesia is seeking to partner with fellow rubber producer Thailand as the country grapples with plummeting prices and the European Union’s rollout of an anti-deforestation law. Rubber trade wa…
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Why are world leaders racing to the Pacific Islands?
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape is a busy host. Once a sleepy town, Port Moresby, the country’s capital, is now a buzzing diplomatic destination with VIP planes queueing up to lan…
Cambodia and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
Understanding the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy is crucial for countries like Cambodia, which find themselves at the crossroads of geopolitical interests and regional dynamics. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Stra…
BRI brings profound impact to Cambodia
The Belt and Road Initiative, the most ambitious and expansive infrastructure connectivity and development project ever conceived, was proposed a decade ago. The initiative connects about 150 countrie…
World Bank continues to accompany Vietnam to develop green agriculture
A World Bank delegation led by Anna Wellenstein, East Asia and Pacific Regional Director for Sustainable Development, held a working session with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Deve…
Ports to UPI to green energy, India and Sri Lanka deepen economic ties
India and Sri Lanka on Friday adopted a ‘vision document’ for a deeper economic partnership after talks between Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Frida…
Nepal’s climate change adaptation strategy needs One Health approach
Nepal is a small biodiversity-rich country that is subjected to climatic vagaries: conditions range from tropical in the south to alpine in the north. While Nepal contributes ~ 0.027% of the global gr…
Why India’s rice ban could trigger a global food crisis
What happens when India bans exports of a food staple that is essential to the diets of billions around the world? On 20 July, India banned exports of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to calm risi…
NASA data helps Bangladeshi farmers save water, money, energy
With nearly 170 million residents, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated nations in the world. Nearly half of its residents work on or live around farms, and rice crops are critical to feedi…
Leveraging Dirt: Soil as Southeast Asia’s Under-explored Solution for Carbon Mitigation and Food Security
Author’s note: The author would like to thank Aditi Punj Sood, Education Lead and Curriculum Cultivator for Living Soil Asia for assisting in this article. Living Soil Asia seeks to bring awareness to…