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    Farms stretched, water sources stressed and polluted, and forests shrinking, says FAO report

    As climate stresses the world and water sources get depleted and polluted, scientists around feel the need to shift to sustainable agricultural practices to...
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    New tea law brews dissent

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    COVID-19, food shortage and inflation could bankrupt Sri Lanka

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    India gets a step closer to allow GM foods

    Anti GM food campaigners say that FSSAI is trying to allow genetically modified foods through the backdoor by putting out a set of weak...
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    Taliban feel a bath in a hammam is not a good idea. Ban women from using public bathhouses

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