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Waste not
Asia focus, Published on 12/06/2017
» Mention food waste, and most people will picture people in wealthy countries throwing away half-eaten meals. But the waste of food that never makes it from the farm to the table is a far bigger calamity. Solving this problem could go a long way toward easing hunger on a global scale.
Reform on the menu
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/06/2017
» Southeast Asia faces challenges of food security and nutrition as population growth and rising affluence increase food demand and competition for resources. Longer-term challenges include changes in consumption patterns, volatile food prices, climate change impact, conversion of agricultural land to industrial uses, and migration of labour from rural to urban areas.
Resilient Bangkok?
Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 01/06/2017
» New technology, changing investor and consumer expectations and regulatory support has done much to encourage private companies worldwide of the importance of incorporating the concepts of sustainability, social responsibility and governance within their operations.
Who gets to lease the East?
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 21/05/2017
» When Gunn Tattiyakul, a villager from the Bang Khla district of Chachoengasao, learned that his province was chosen as a development site for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), an ambitious government project, he couldn't help but worry.
Seeds of innovation
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 27/02/2017
» Historically seen as the lifeblood of economic prosperity, agriculture is at a crossroads as soaring global demand for food exposes the limitations of traditional farming. However, advances in technology, production techniques and farming know-how are starting to bear fruit in the drive for food security.
PPA for renewables switching to firm contracts
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/01/2017
» The power purchasing agreement (PPA) for renewable energy will change from non-firm to firm contracts for new licences, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).
Britain gets creative in fighting rampant food waste
AFP, Published on 30/12/2016
» LONDON - One of Europe's worst offenders on food waste, Britain is beginning to get its act together thanks to a surge in volunteer initiatives that help the poor as well as creating a bit of seasonal cheer.
The age of perfectionists
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 11/12/2016
» This is the age of data. Making food is easy now because there are cookbooks everywhere and ingredients of all kinds are widely available and easy to buy. Any bookshop will have its cookbook section, offering an array of volumes with clear photographs and precise instructions as to measurements and techniques.
Doi Tung, and the lessons for Colombia
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 03/12/2016
» The haunting sound of a Colombian flute hovered in the morning mist covering the hills of Nan. Walker Emelec Hoyos Giraldo was in his element, standing among seedlings at the Mae Fah Luang Foundation's training centre for its reforestation project high in the remote mountains.
No such thing as the fourth industrial revolution
News, Satyajit Das, Published on 30/11/2016
» The theme of the 2016 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos was the "Fourth Industrial Revolution". Professor Klaus Schwab, WEF's founder, has even published a hasty, crowd-sourced book. He warns that the scale, speed and impact of new technologies, focused on artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, blockchains and biotechnology, are "so profound" that in history "there has never been a time of greater promise or potential peril".