Farmers, fishermen in limbo as Putrajaya mum on new subsidy mechanism
There is also a fear that rising costs will be passed on to consumers if the mechanism does not perform according to expectations.
Anwar raises padi price subsidy to RM500 per metric tonne
The prime minister says with this move, farmers would receive at least RM1,700 per metric tonne, increasing their income.
Philippines writes off US$1 billion in farmer debt to boost food production
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos says 'putting it under the government's tab is the right thing to do'.
Pro-PH activist calls for Felda-style white paper on agriculture
Mazlan Aliman says millions of farmers will be affected if issues concerning food security are not addressed.
Give Bernas allocation directly to rice farmers, industry players say
Industry players say output-based incentives will have a greater likelihood of achieving productivity growth than input subsidies.
Iraqi farmers driven to suicide as drought steals livelihoods
The abandonment of parched fields, suicides among farmers and violent protests by jobless young men all point to a country that is struggling to recover from decades of war in the face of a worsening climate crisis.
Taiwan farmers find space for solar to meet renewable energy targets
The use of 'distributed' solar - panels installed on walls and rooftops - has become increasingly popular in regions where land is at a premium.
Sarawak farmers struggle to turn out a crop amid surging production costs
The main problem is the spike in the price of fertiliser, although costs have risen across the board.
As padi production shrinks in Sarawak, food security fears rise
Sarawak is already heavily dependent on imported rice, and more and more farmers are giving up on padi cultivation.
Ukrainian farmers don bulletproof vests to plough frontline fields
Ukraine is the world's fifth-biggest exporter of wheat and in the top three for maize, barley and sunflower seeds.
Salvage efforts in the rice bowl of Malaysia
Left to struggle alone, farmers in Kedah do their best to begin again after losing their crops to floods.
Life on a padi farm in Kedah
Farmer Saadon Abu Bakar must wait another three to four months to harvest his crop which was swamped by the recent floods.