From Myanmar TimesDisarray among authorities and inexperience among producers, as well as a reluctance to pay taxes, is putting the quality of locally produced foodstuffs and the reputation of Myanmar’s exported goods at risk.Responsibility for the production and monitoring of food quality is ... [continue reading]
She repairs the fish nets when they are broken. She sorts, processes, and prepares the fishes for selling. She seldom casts the nets, but beyond that, she does everything else. And yet no one notices. In the male-dominated livelihood that is fisheries, women are never given the ... [continue reading]
From The GuardianOutside Norwich, in a refrigerated cupboard in the basement of the John Innes Centre, racks of glass tubes filled with bright green shoots have been arranged in neat, carefully labelled layers. They look like salad pots at a fast-food outlet. These young barley plants are ... [continue reading]
For Asian people, rice is life. This assertion could mean many different things for different kinds of people. For a typical Asian family, rice is a numero uno on the grocery list; a family necessity, a staple food every single meal should include. For rice farmers, rice is a source ... [continue reading]
VietNamNet Bridge - Larger forestland areas are being cut down year after year but local authorities either turn a deaf ear to the illegal practice or unable to win their fight against loggers.A report from the Krong Pa District forest rangers’ unit in Gia Lai province shows that three ... [continue reading]
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