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Agriculture/farming

Malaysians turn to home farming for self sufficiency, healthy lifestyle

Green vegetables growing in planter boxes hanging from the balcony of a high-rise unit.
Green vegetables growing in planter boxes hanging from the balcony of a high-rise unit.

China tightens border controls, culls cattle amid foot-and-mouth outbreak

The Ministry of Agriculture said last weekend it had started culling animals and disinfecting affected areas.
The Ministry of Agriculture said last weekend it had started culling animals and disinfecting affected areas.

Greek PM reshuffles cabinet as EU aid farm fraud probe widens

FILE PHOTO: Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks to the media at Alden Biesen castle, on the day of an informal European Union leaders retreat, Belgium, February 12, 2026. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
FILE PHOTO: Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks to the media at Alden Biesen castle, on the day of an informal European Union leaders retreat, Belgium, February 12, 2026. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Deforestation surge, El Nino raise fears of repeat of Indonesia’s 2015 haze crisis

This handout photo taken in Merauke regency, South Papua, on March 17, 2025 and released by Mighty Earth shows a deforested area that will be converted into a sugar cane plantation.
This handout photo taken in Merauke regency, South Papua, on March 17, 2025 and released by Mighty Earth shows a deforested area that will be converted into a sugar cane plantation.

US to send dozens of farm companies to the Philippines in April trade mission

Chris Towns, a blueberry farmer, on his farm in Alma, Georgia., on March 18, 2026.
Chris Towns, a blueberry farmer, on his farm in Alma, Georgia., on March 18, 2026.

Russia overhauls vaccine production after cattle disease triggers mass culling

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2025. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2025. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Sheep culls put pressure on Greek feta cheese production

From August 2024 to early March, more than 480,000 sheep and goats have been killed because of an ongoing pox pandemic.
From August 2024 to early March, more than 480,000 sheep and goats have been killed because of an ongoing pox pandemic.

Thailand launches schemes to help ease cost of living amid rising prices due to Middle East war

The measures include discounted products and lowered prices on key consumer goods.
The measures include discounted products and lowered prices on key consumer goods.

‘Why wait for a bus that won’t come?’: India has more graduates than jobs

Ford Motor Co. employees work on the final assembly of vehicles at the Ford India Pvt. Maraimalai Nagar factory in Chengalpattu, India, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Ford's Maraimalai Nagar plant near Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu makes the Figo hatchback, the Fiesta sedan and Endeavour SUV models.
Ford Motor Co. employees work on the final assembly of vehicles at the Ford India Pvt. Maraimalai Nagar factory in Chengalpattu, India, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Ford's Maraimalai Nagar plant near Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu makes the Figo hatchback, the Fiesta sedan and Endeavour SUV models.

Myanmar’s rice farmers scrounge for diesel as Iran conflict dries up supply

Drivers queue to fill fuel at a gas station in Yangon on March 20. Farmers in Myanmar also struggling with rising costs of diesel and fertilisers.
Drivers queue to fill fuel at a gas station in Yangon on March 20. Farmers in Myanmar also struggling with rising costs of diesel and fertilisers.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.