Asia Archives - Farming First

Rosalie Ellasus speaks on how golden rice could solve malnutrition among Philippine children.

Asia: President of the Philippine Maize Federation Rosalie Ellasus speaks on how golden rice could solve malnutrition among Philippine children.

Tech-savvy youth could transform agriculture with the right opportunities to grow

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

Three Ways to Help Tech-Savvy Youth Transform Agriculture

Changgil Kim, Noriko Sato & Ryotaro Hayashi

Global: Global agriculture needs to be revamped to enable tech-savvy youth become successful agripreneurs focused on maximising food production.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

Combating Malnutrition with Small Pelagic Marine Fish in Bangladesh

Samiul Islam

Asia: A shift from quantity to quality dietary intake of fish is important to tackle the current high malnutrition burden in Bangladesh.

Opinion: Climate, Food Security & Nutrition

Supply Chain Transparency Can Put India at the Forefront of an Agricultural Revolution

Alex Andreoli & KM Jayahari

Asia: Agrifood companies in India could mitigate global food systems emissions by 2030 by adopting climate and nature solutions in their supply chain.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition, Market Access

Ensuring Crop Science Serves Smallholders: A Conversation with Joe Cornelius

Farming First & Joe Cornelius

Africa & Middle East: As Gates Ag One formally announces the opening of its headquarters, Farming First spoke with CEO Joe Cornelius about the organisation's mission.

News: Climate, Market Access

German President Visits Sustainable Rice Farmers in Thailand

CropLife International

Asia: In early 2024, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier saw the transformative power of innovative approaches in rice farming while visiting the Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes (ISRL) project sites.

Opinion: Climate

Fish Farmers Intervention: We Need to Scale Up Climate Innovations for Aquaculture Resilience

Essam Mohammed & WorldFish

Asia: Climate change is unfolding a crisis that impacts small-scale fish farmers deeply, but Climate Information Services offer pragmatic solutions.

CABI training on potato value chains in Pakistan

Case Study: Gender

Strengthening Potato Value Chains in Pakistan by Breaking Gender Stereotypes

Umair Safdar

Asia: A CABI-led project is changing women’s role in agriculture by helping them build technical knowledge and skills in potato value chains.

Case Study: Climate, Food Security & Nutrition, Market Access

Using AI for Agriculture: How Farmers in India Could Inspire the World

Purushottam Kaushik & Jeremy Jurgens

Asia: An AI for Agriculture initiative in India is already showing promising results for farmers, from planting to harvesting and selling of chilli.

Case Study: Gender

Climate Smart Agriculture Interventions Must Be Gender-Responsive

Ranjitha Puskur & Ashrita Saran

Africa & Middle East: Increasing women's participation in climate smart agriculture requires inclusion in decision-making and equal access to resources, research shows.

Case Study: Food Security & Nutrition

Could Integrated Aquaculture-Agriculture be the Future of Farming?

WorldFish

Asia: Integrated Aquaculture-Agriculture shows significant improvements in nutrient and economic productivity, a new WorldFish study in Bangladesh reveals.