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Farmers in Bhutan Turn to Asparagus and Strawberries to Boost Incomes
Hand-in-Hand Initiative is an evidence-based, country-owned and led initiative to accelerate agricultural transformation, with the goal of eradicating poverty, ending hunger and malnutrition, and...
Agri-technology
Bangladesh’s rice farmers tap underground ‘reservoirs’
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Nutrition Smart Agriculture: Decoding the Myth
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Agri-business
Nepal Government, UN Agency Seek Investors for Latest Cash Crop to Boom in Country’s East
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R&D in Agriculture and Food Declining, Experts Say
Experts are concerned that R&D investments in food and agriculture are declining, even as interesting patterns appear to mark the investments. The Asia Pacific...
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Nepal Can Fight Toxic Metals With Plants
A study says that plants capable of absorbing large amounts of contaminants offer an opportunity to detoxify soil and water as concern grows over...
Agri-business
Entrepreneurship Blooms in Villages Bordering Pakistan Desert
A digital age is arriving at the doorsteps of rural families, offering online applications and digital tools via the Internet of Things so they...
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Rs 2,516 Crore to Computerise Last Point Farm Cooperative Credit System
Presently, PACS account for 41 per cent or over 3 crore farmers of the kisan credit card loans given by all entities in the...
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