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Academia 3 years ago

Farming smarter: tackling the decline in Indonesian farming

Indonesia is in danger of losing most of its farmers within a generation. Government support and improved farming technology can arrest the trend.

Community 3 years ago

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‘Unfair’ trading system leaves East Java farmers weak against Big Tobacco

Trading relationships between big tobacco businesses and East Java farmers are officially referred to as “partnerships”, but farmers say they are deeply lopsided.

Community 4 years ago

Who benefits from Indonesia’s tobacco deadlock? Not the farmers

For two consecutive years, Siyamin's tobacco harvests failed to bring in enough revenue to cover his costs. So, the tobacco farmer decided he had to make a change.

Academia 4 years ago

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Toxic air and our food systems

The environmental consequence of burning waste is not only air pollution, but also the loss of biodiversity.

Environment 4 years ago

Sri Lanka stops 'tainted' fertiliser import from China

Sri Lanka halted shipment of fertiliser from China on Wednesday citing quality issues, undermining the island's plans for the world's first fully organic farming sector.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

Norway salmon farming moves to cleaner waters: indoors

Hundreds of thousands of salmon swim against the current in southeast Norway -- in massive indoor tanks away from the nearest river as the controversial industry increasingly embraces greener land-based facilities.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

City boys find rural joy: The BBQ Mountain Boys story

The great outdoors, fresh coffee, grilled meat and good times – for Indonesian jewelry artist Hedi Rusdian and blacksmith Gianjar Saribanon, having fun is what’s important.

Business 4 years ago

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Falling behind on green targets, Indonesia prepares stimulus for energy, farming

The stimulus will be part of the country's coronavirus relief fund.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Brazilian soy farmers try 5G technology with Huawei equipment

The Brazilian farm state of Goias rolled out a pilot project on Thursday to increase productivity and take fast action against disease using fifth-generation technology and equipment provided by China's Huawei Technologies Co.

Food 5 years ago

MEPs back 'veggie burgers' but ban dairy-free 'yoghurt'

The European Parliament on Friday rejected a much-mocked attempt to ban companies from branding plant-based products with meaty names like "veggie burger".