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Migrant workers finally getting respect in India
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/06/2020
» The images of millions of Indians walking, cycling or packed into the backs of trucks, concrete mixers or goods train coaches headed back to their home towns are still fresh in everyone's memories.
Rice bowl threatened
Asia focus, Nikhil Kumar, Published on 11/05/2020
» Punjab and Haryana are at risk of losing their status as India's rice bowl as authorities try to persuade farmers to switch to cotton and maize.
Greener rice
Asia focus, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2019
» Drive northwest of Siem Reap for about 90 minutes and you will arrive at a large grassland conservation site in Kampong Thom province that is a paradise for bird lovers, who can see as many as 100 bird species there. Villages near the Northern Tonle Sap Protected Landscape benefit from birdwatching tourism organised by non-governmental organisations, which share some of their income with the communities to be used for conservation.
One cup at a time
Asia focus, Katherine O'Chee, Published on 19/02/2018
» For many, the city is the place for pursuing opportunities, but one woman has chosen to do the opposite. Jitchanok Tahwichai, 27, is part of a new trend powered by young people making their mark in the countryside and paving the way for sustainable community-based tourism.
Seeds of innovation
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Amid rising energy and fertiliser prices, climate change and ageing farmer populations in Asia, rice farmers need to apply innovations to maximise profits and continue earning a sustainable living.
Green but greying
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Visit a rice farm anywhere in Asia these days and you will see a life that has hardly changed in decades. Transplanting paddy sprouts into muddy soil, swatting itch-inducing stalks with a sharp sickle and lifting heavy rice sacks into a rickety truck are all part of the backbreaking routine.