Partnerships between small-holders and USAID in Myanmar’s ethnic hills. The coffee component is part of a bigger scheme to upgrade the potential of a range of agricultural products including melon, sesame, ginger, and soybean.
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US supports regional food security forum in Yangon
Data from the 2015 Demographic and Health Survey for Myanmar show that almost one-third of rural children under age five are stunted. These children are not growing or developing properly due to malnutrition.
Government will pour more investment to the Mekong Delta
With support from international partners, policies have been drafted, particularly those related to finance, taxes and land to encourage the private sector to invest in the Mekong Delta.
Clean campaign to tackle waste disposal ahead of Water Festival
It is the third time the campaign has been organised and this year’s initiative has major action plans lined up to improve waste management in the capital.
Far more needed to ‘confront the world’s climate emergency’, UN chief tells ASEAN Summit
“I am particularly worried about the future impact of the high number of new coal power plants still projected in some parts of the world, including several countries in East, South and South East Asia.”
US partners with Vietnam to build urban energy security
The project will support deployment of advanced distributed energy solutions such as household rooftop solar technology, next-generation battery storage technology, and cleaner forms of transportation.
Mekong Delta extinction an extreme prediction: Vietnam expert
Coastal geographical statistics used in the paper was constructed by calibrating geographical statistics of the U.S., before applying them to other regions of the world. “This method thus yields low accuracy.”