TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Regenerative Agriculture,

09/01/2020 SOURCE: www.thesundaily.my

Urban farming: Researchers try to wean M’sia off over-reliance on imports

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia produces only 48% of the vegetables it consumes, making the country over-reliant on imports. This is due to several factors, i...

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Topics: World Hunger, World Population, Ag Middle East,

WFP warns 2.2 million more Syrians risk hunger

BEIRUT: Around 2.2 million Syrians risk joining the fast swelling ranks of the hungry and poor in war-torn Syria, the World Food Programme warned Mond...

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Topics: Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

Hong Kong starts mass virus testing as China distrust swirls

HONG KONG: Hong Kong started conducting mass coronavirus tests on Tuesday, a health scheme that has been swept up in the political debate dividing the...

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Topics: Vegetables, Jobs, Fruit, Economics, Ag Europe, Coronavirus/COVID,

"FASANO: Floriana Fanizza gazes desolately at her celery crop, lost to the coronavirus because it could not be harvested. Italian farmers are being brought to their knees by a six-week lockdown aimed at stopping a deadly epidemic in its tracks. They are also suffering a drought caused by the driest spring in more than half a century. Border blocks, restaurant closures and a lack of seasonal workers mean nearly four out of 10 businesses in the fruit and vegetable sector are struggling, according to Italy’s biggest agricultural union Coldiretti."

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