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In another episode of Asia's Farm to Fork: 5 Good Questions Podcast, we speak to Khalil Manaf Hegarty, Director of Oxley Hegarty and author of the ASEAN Food Systems Sustainability report to get a different perspective as a trade expert on the landscape of the food systems. In the interview, he speaks about the diversity of food systems, culture and regions, making the idea of "one-size-fits-all" a faulty concept. He also provides context about the EU Green Deal for the food and agriculture i...

In the newest episode of Asia’s Farm to Fork: 5 Good Questions Podcast, we speak to Prajwal Shahi, Portfolio Advisor – Agriculture, PRISMA, about important innovations that help elevate the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Here, Prajwal highlights the importance of public-private partnerships in pushing agendas forward to alleviate climate change, and also in ensuring a better life for the smallholder farmers.

Another exciting episode with Emily Rees, President and CEO of CropLife International, who speaks to us about agricultural innovation and sustainable food systems, and the linkages to food security and climate change. During the interview, Emily also touches on gender disparity in agriculture, highlighting the importance of bridging the gap to education as one of the key factors to narrow the disparity.

Join us for a new episode for the year where we speak to our first farmer on the show, Adriel Dave “AD” Alvarez, who is a farmer and a member of the Global Farmer Network. AD's past experiences in microfinancing provides a deeper understanding and insight to the farmers' perspectives on the ground, highlighting the challenges and opportunities facing farmers in Asia, particularly smallholders. AD also emphasizes the need for better information sharing, technology access, and collaboration bet...

In another episode of Asia's Farm to Fork: 5 Good Questions podcast, we speak to Rahoul Sawani, President, Asia Pacific, Corteva Agriscience, on the importance of agriculture technologies in improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and alleviating issues like climate change and how soil health can contribute to that. Rahoul also shares with us initiatives that Corteva Agriscience have spearheaded that targets the issues within food and agriculture, and highlighted the importance of re...

In another episode of Asia's Farm to Fork: 5 Good Questions podcast, we speak to Pramod Thota, President, Asia Pacific, and Vice President of FMC Corporation, on counterfeits, sustainability and the importance of agriculture technologies in improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and alleviating issues like climate change. Pramod shares with us initiatives that FMC have spearheaded that targets the issues within food and agriculture. Listen to find out more.