https://www.eco-business.com/category/food-agriculture/Asia Pacific news, jobs, events for the cleantech & green enCopyright (c) 2016, Eco-BusinessThu, 03 Jul 2025 05:31:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesias-aquaculture-sector-needs-technical-assistance-finance-to-match-blue-economy-hype-to-reality-experts/Financial institutions are 'underperforming' in lending to aquaculture, which is perceived to be too risky, said experts at the Indonesia edition of the Unlocking capital for sustainability forum.Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:31:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indonesias-aquaculture-sector-needs-technical-assistance-finance-to-match-blue-economy-hype-to-reality-experts/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/fighting-meat-with-emotions-not-facts/Messages based on disgust reduce the appeal of meat by decreasing enjoyment and moral detachment, driving consumers towards a plant-based diet, a study finds.Wed, 02 Jul 2025 06:07:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/fighting-meat-with-emotions-not-facts/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-biofuel-drive-pecks-at-chicken-farmer-profits/As India's ethanol push diverts more maize for fuel, small egg and chicken producers feel the squeeze.Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:47:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-biofuel-drive-pecks-at-chicken-farmer-profits/https://www.eco-business.com/news/staple-crops-yields-face-substantial-losses-in-warming-world-even-with-adaptation-2/Average global yields of six staple crops could fall by more than 11 per cent under a moderate warming scenario by the end of the century – even when accounting for how farmers could adapt to climate change, new research finds.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/staple-crops-yields-face-substantial-losses-in-warming-world-even-with-adaptation-2/https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-mother-of-mangroves-on-saving-the-philippines-coastline/As aquaculture drives loss of Philippine mangroves, renowned ecologist says political will key to mangrove rehabilitation.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 01:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-mother-of-mangroves-on-saving-the-philippines-coastline/https://www.eco-business.com/news/scientists-and-monks-perform-last-rites-for-a-himalayan-glacier/An unusual meeting of communities gathered to pay tribute to Yala, one of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region’s most-studied and fastest-disappearing glaciers.Mon, 23 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/scientists-and-monks-perform-last-rites-for-a-himalayan-glacier/https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/listen-to-ecologists-dont-bury-nature-under-cement-hong-kong-faces-acute-biodiversity-loss-as-megaprojects-loom/Hong Kong could lose a quarter of its wildlife to development. WWF Hong Kong conservation head Dr Bosco Chan and KFBG flora conservation chief Dr Stephan Gale say developers must build in ways that consider climate resilience.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:23:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/listen-to-ecologists-dont-bury-nature-under-cement-hong-kong-faces-acute-biodiversity-loss-as-megaprojects-loom/https://www.eco-business.com/news/women-in-indonesia-sustain-seaweed-livelihoods-in-face-of-climate-threats/The women of Indonesia’s Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan islands have harvested seaweed for generations Climate change and tourism development now threaten seaweed cultivators’ centuries-old practices.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/women-in-indonesia-sustain-seaweed-livelihoods-in-face-of-climate-threats/https://www.eco-business.com/news/is-the-tide-turning-for-ocean-protection-un-conference-ends-with-record-attendance-and-momentum-for-high-seas-treaty/A record number of world leaders gathered in Nice to chart a path forward on ocean protection, with growing support for the High Seas Treaty and new pledges for sustainable marine governance.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 02:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/is-the-tide-turning-for-ocean-protection-un-conference-ends-with-record-attendance-and-momentum-for-high-seas-treaty/https://www.eco-business.com/news/agri-food-giant-japfas-new-sustainability-linked-loan-overlooks-deforestation-risk-ngos/While the US$150 million loan, backed by DBS and Rabobank, targets reducing water and coal use, the “forest-risk” firm still lacks commitments to end deforestation and human rights abuses across its supply chains, say environmental groups.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 04:29:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/agri-food-giant-japfas-new-sustainability-linked-loan-overlooks-deforestation-risk-ngos/https://www.eco-business.com/news/just-managing-us-tariffs-leave-indian-shrimp-farmers-struggling/With incomes shrinking and costs soaring, Donald Trump's planned tariffs could push Indian shrimp farmers to breaking point.Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/just-managing-us-tariffs-leave-indian-shrimp-farmers-struggling/https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-is-bottom-trawling-and-how-does-it-harm-oceans/Governments are meeting in France to discuss how to protect oceans from harmful fishing practices, like bottom trawling.Mon, 09 Jun 2025 22:33:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-is-bottom-trawling-and-how-does-it-harm-oceans/https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippine-marine-life-under-threat-from-industrial-fishing/Scientists warn a court ruling that allows large commercial fishing boats in waters near cities may deplete fish stocks.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:09:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippine-marine-life-under-threat-from-industrial-fishing/https://www.eco-business.com/news/palm-oil-waste-can-potentially-replace-malaysias-coal-power-capacity-says-minister/Malaysia’s commodities minister is touting palm oil biomass as a coal alternative, while signalling a hard stance on deforestation. But experts warn that the full lifecycle emissions of biomass could exceed that of coal.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:40:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/palm-oil-waste-can-potentially-replace-malaysias-coal-power-capacity-says-minister/https://www.eco-business.com/news/brazils-cerrado-amazon-may-be-next-victims-of-us-china-trade-war/US-China trade dispute could fuel farm expansion and deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado savannah and Amazon rainforest.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:45:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/brazils-cerrado-amazon-may-be-next-victims-of-us-china-trade-war/https://www.eco-business.com/news/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.Mon, 02 Jun 2025 03:57:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/global-wheat-yields-would-be-10-per-cent-higher-without-climate-change/https://www.eco-business.com/news/sustainability-leadership-a-list-2025-asia-pacifics-most-impactful-changemakers/As geopolitical uncertainties cloud the horizon, leaders who uphold the values of climate justice, diplomacy and equity in their work are recognised for their contributions in the sustainability sector.Fri, 30 May 2025 12:22:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/sustainability-leadership-a-list-2025-asia-pacifics-most-impactful-changemakers/https://www.eco-business.com/news/biomass-co-firing-a-false-strategy-that-risks-prolonging-indonesias-coal-use-report/Despite being endorsed as a way to mitigate emissions in Indonesia’s new power supply plan, the use of wood and crop waste in coal plants delivers minimal climate benefits while posing new pollution risks, says an environmental group.Fri, 30 May 2025 06:18:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/biomass-co-firing-a-false-strategy-that-risks-prolonging-indonesias-coal-use-report/https://www.eco-business.com/news/in-vietnams-mekong-delta-elusive-ghost-rice-holds-key-to-climate-resilience/An ancient wild rice may hold genetic secrets for climate-resilient farming – if Vietnam can save it from vanishing and neglect.Wed, 28 May 2025 07:31:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/in-vietnams-mekong-delta-elusive-ghost-rice-holds-key-to-climate-resilience/https://www.eco-business.com/news/geoengineers-eye-up-ocean-dead-zones-for-carbon-storage/Proponents of modifying the ocean to battle climate change have rising hopes for their biomass sinking plans, but critics fear the environmental impacts.Tue, 27 May 2025 06:15:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/geoengineers-eye-up-ocean-dead-zones-for-carbon-storage/