The state of Andhra Pradesh in India may be famous for its stunning emerald-green slopes covered in lush vegetation. Over the past few decades, however, the region has lost 30 to 40 per cent of its original forest cover, according to Dinesh Kumar, a local government official.
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The Japan Times
2026.05.22
2
The stoppage of Japan’s oil imports through the Strait of Hormuz has raised questions about what happens to available supplies of petroleum-derived naphtha across a broad range of industries.
For the agricultural industry and food-packaging businesses, worries are particularly acute about what...
FAO
2026.05.07
1
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, emphasized today that the global fertilizer scarcity caused by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will lead to lower yields and tightening food supplies in the latter half of 2026 and into 2027....
RTI
2026.04.30
2
The import tariff on United States mandarin oranges has been reduced from 35% to 10% according to the U.S.-Taiwan Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), raising concerns about potential pressure on domestically grown produce.
The Agriculture Ministry provided a written explanation, clarifying that...
RTI
2026.04.29
1
Taiwan bans over 1,000 Chinese agricultural and fishery products, but China is rerouting vegetables like Napa cabbage, cabbage, and shiitake mushrooms through Vietnam in an “origin washing” scheme, the agriculture minister said Wednesday.
Agriculture Minister Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) told lawmakers...
FFTC-AP Platform
2026.04.08
17
Link to the original full article: https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/3935
ABSTRACT
Indonesia is the world’s fourth-largest coffee producer, with a diverse array of region-specific coffee profiles increasingly protected through Geographical Indications (GIs). This review synthesizes recent...
FFTC-AP Platform
2026.04.08
6
Link to the original full article: https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/3937
ABSTRACT
Across Asia, climate adaptation strategies that involve large-scale infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) often result in an uneven distribution of risks and benefits. This research examines the...
2026.04.06
6
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced three initiatives to help enterprising youth in the field of One Health, and outlined the three pillars undergirding the integrated approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and...