ARTICLES

22 Aug 2024

Cultivated Meat in Southeast Asia: Climate Change Provides Food for Thought

Damon Chee|Elyssa Kaur Ludher

The industry, though, must overcome closed minds, high prices and perishability before its product can become a meaningful option in the region.

22 Aug 2024

La Niña: Boon or Bane for Southeast Asia’s Food Security?

Elyssa Kaur Ludher

The expected advent of the La Niña might portend a double-edged sword for affected regions.

Agriculture Climate Change Southeast Asia

27 Jun 2024

Vietnam’s Rice Land Restrictions: Time for a Rethink?

Peter Warr|Huy Quynh Nguyen

There is a case for relaxing Vietnam’s long-standing restrictions on the use of land meant for rice cultivation.

Agriculture Vietnam Vietnamese Economy

14 Mar 2024

Energy and Agrarian Justice in Southeast Asia’s Green Transition

Prapimphan Chiengkul

The drive towards renewable energy in Southeast Asia should not ignore the concept of just energy transition.

Agriculture Labour Rights Sustainable Development

16 Jan 2024

Cultivating the Future: Empowering Young Farmers in Southeast Asia

Elyssa Kaur Ludher

Farmers in Southeast Asia are aging. Governments and not-for-profits need to think of ways to attract younger farmers into agriculture.

Agriculture Southeast Asia

31 Oct 2023

Diversifying from Rice to Alternative Crops in Southeast Asia

Elyssa Kaur Ludher

It will be a tall order to effectively switch from rice to substitute grains but Southeast Asia owes it to its future generations to build up food security and crop resilience in the face of a changing climate.

Agriculture Climate Change Food Security

21 Aug 2023

Vietnam and Thailand’s Rice Cartel is a Hard Sell – but Rice Farmers Need More Help

Nguyen Khac Giang

Vietnam and Thailand have repeatedly sought to form a rice cartel to influence rice prices, but such an initiative faces ethical, political and practical hurdles. A rice consortium pursuing multiple objectives offers a better option for developing the rice sector and supporting rice farmers.

Agriculture Thailand Vietnam

14 Apr 2023

Fertiliser Security for Food Security in Southeast Asia: Going Local and Circular

Elyssa Kaur Ludher

Southeast Asia is highly dependent on a volatile global supply of synthetic fertilisers. Local fertiliser production by natural means, through novel innovations, offer more sustainable alternatives worthy of policy action.

Agriculture Food Security Southeast Asia

An ethnic Hmong hill tribeswoman harvesting buckwheat

9 Feb 2023

Towards Resilient Agricultural Value Chains in the Mekong

Jayant Menon|Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Maria Monica Wihardja

The development of the agricultural sector in the Greater Mekong Subregion will play an important role in inclusive growth and social upliftment.

Agri-Trade Agriculture China CLMV Non-Tariff Barriers

2 Dec 2022

Café Culture and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia

Prapimphan Chiengkul

Governments and non-government organisations can help newly formed producer groups, such as by subsidising costly organic or Fairtrade certification fees, until these farmer groups are financially self-reliant.

Agriculture Labour Exploitation Southeast Asia Sustainable Development