At the break of dawn, millions of boats dot the coastlines of Asia, their occupants ready to set out for the day’s catch. These are not big commercial vessels nor industrial fishing fleets, but the backbone of a hidden subsector that feeds nations and supports countless livelihoods. Small-scale fisheries contribute 40% or 37 million tons
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According to FAO’s most recent estimates (2019), the amounts of food either lost or wasted range from 5–6 percent in Australia and New Zealand, to 20 – 21 percent in Central and Southern Asia. “The Asia and Pacific Region continues to lose and waste too much food.
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By: Nan Hat Shang Kham Have you ever wondered how demanding the youths are for the agriculture sector in many countries around the world? With 88% of youths living in developing countries, youths make up ⅕ percentage of the population of developing countries, and ⅔ of them are from small farm households. According to
On the 5th of May 2021, Youth With You, a trendy talent show where over 100 trainees compete with each other to win positions in an idol music band is suspended because of the milk-wasting controversy.
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What started out as a makeshift communal food station at the most populated city in the Philippines became a movement of solidarity across the country, in response to widespread hunger, job precarity, and inadequate government aid.
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In 2015, world leaders created a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The second of these is to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture” by 2030.
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A day in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, cannot be imagined without the delicious and mouthwatering assemblage of street foods. Endless unique flavours, easy accessibility and low price etc. have been playing a role to make street foods a center of attraction. People of all age groups and working class are fond of street foods.
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Abhinandan Dhakal, a masters student of Environmental Economics from the University of York, wanted to make a social and environmental impact. He moved back to his hometown, nestled in the Himalayas, to pursue agricultural entrepreneurship.
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