#rice News
A few local entrepreneurs are now producing tableware like plates and straws from biodegradable and locally available materials including areca leaves for plates and rice bran and jute for straws.
Food & Agriculture
Global wheat yields would be 10 per cent higher without climate change
Global yields of wheat are around 10 per cent lower now than they would have been without the influence of climate change, according to a new study.
An ancient wild rice may hold genetic secrets for climate-resilient farming – if Vietnam can save it from vanishing and neglect.
Carbon & Climate
Rising ground-level ozone pollution endangers planetary health
Ground-level ozone is a major air pollutant that shortens human lives and kills thousands each year, resulting in major economic impacts. It is formed when methane, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (released from vehicles, industry, power plants and crops) react in the presence of sunlight.
Food & Agriculture
Can Indonesia produce more food without deforestation?
Carbon & Climate
China’s trees are feeling the heat
#rice Opinion
Manufacturing
Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritising decarbonisation at lower levels of ambition.
Food & Agriculture
Synergising digital tech and climate tech to enhance Asean climate action
To ensure the food security of our region amidst climate change, there is no time like the present to determine how climate and digital technologies can work together to feed Asean.
Food & Agriculture
La Niña: boon or bane for Southeast Asia’s food security?
The expected advent of the La Niña might portend a double-edged sword for affected regions.
Food & Agriculture
Vietnam’s rice land restrictions: Time for a rethink?
There is a case for relaxing Vietnam’s long-standing restrictions on the use of land meant for rice cultivation.
Carbon & Climate
The key to future climate adaptation is to tap past knowledge
Carbon & Climate
How can the climate crisis cut through the Covid-19 media storm?
#rice Press Releases
Singapore International Foundation
Singapore International Foundation launches first collaborative platform in Southeast Asia focusing on water-related climate adaptation
Asian Development Bank
ADB forecasts developing Asia’s economy to grow 4.9 per cent in 2024
