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AGRICULTURE

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Mar 7, 2021
Your dinner has an origin story and blockchain tech can help you find it
Tracing the journey of how your food gets to your table is becoming easier with the help of apps that allow shoppers to make more informed decisions.
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WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2021
The five places where food prices are getting people worried
Global food prices are at the highest in more than six years because of demand from China, vulnerable supply chains and adverse weather.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2021
India wields colonial-era sedition law to detain farm protesters
In its struggle to quell unrelenting farmer protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is using a colonial-era sedition law that has been used to lock up dissidents often without bail while they await trial — sometimes for years.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2021
India’s farm laws are a global problem
Agriculture is an intricate issue that raises important questions not just for India but for all economies struggling to strike a balance between the market and the state.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 21, 2021
Russia reports world's first cases of H5N8 bird flu in humans
Russia said it found the world’s first cases of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza in humans, though the virus isn’t yet spreading between people.
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BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Feb 19, 2021
Sendai farmers' post-tsunami struggles compounded by pandemic and policy
Last spring saw a decrease in demand for fresh produce as eateries closed during the state of emergency, and wholesale prices of some vegetables dropped by half.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2021
Inspired by protests, India's female farmers revive their own demands
As protests against agricultural reforms catch global attention, India's neglected female farmers are seizing the moment to dust off their own long-standing demands — from land rights and farm credit to grains subsidies.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 15, 2021
Modi’s fight with farmers is a pivotal moment in India’s growth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is no stranger to sparking public anger with his determination to push through reforms, but this may be his most vital standoff yet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2021
Farmer protests warrant Modi’s concern
The farmer's protest constitutes the largest and most sustained mass protest that Modi has faced since being re-elected with a landslide majority in 2019.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jan 30, 2021
How COVID-19 is forcing us to re-examine food waste
The pandemic is breaking down the 'invisible wall' between food producers and consumers. But is it enough to change wasteful habits?
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2021
After violence erupts at farmers’ protest, a tense standoff in India
On Tuesday, farmers with tens of thousands of tractors pushed through barricades and poured into New Delhi, clashing with police.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2021
Indian farmers clash with police in Delhi as protests mount
The escalation of the farmers' protest adds to Modi's challenges amid efforts to reverse a contraction in Asia's third-largest economy due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2021
New China swine fever strains point to unlicensed vaccines
The variants of the disease cause a chronic condition that reduces the number of healthy piglets born.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2021
Two of India’s richest men caught in crossfire over farming
The fight between the government and the farmers has revived the debate on what Modi's critics call the cozy nexus between the magnates and the popular leader.
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JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Jan 15, 2021
Indictment of ex-minister Takamori Yoshikawa puts Suga in tight spot
With public support sinking over the pandemic and questions raised over his past statements on Abe's spring party scandal, prosecution of a trusted ally only adds to Suga's woes.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2021
Unappeased by court ruling, Indian farmers vow to continue protest
The Supreme Court has halted market-friendly laws until a committee of experts can consult with government officials and the protesting farmers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2021
The Korean War emptied the town. Those who rebuilt it may now be rewarded.
A decades-old struggle for land by villagers in the 'Punch Bowl' has become a symbol of the war's unfinished business.

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