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Nepal is likely to receive above-normal monsoon rains this year, according to meteorologists from South Asia. Ideally, this raises prospects for growth in the economy battered by the Covid pandemic.

Livestock manure has become a coveted crop nutrient for farmers looking to cut costs, but the price of this precious poop has risen dramatically recently by supply issues and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A discussion between the Commerce Ministry, farmers and factories to find a solution to the animal feed ingredient problem did not reach a conclusion on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Agriculture Ministry to speed up a project to make customised fertilisers to help farmers following shortages and rising prices of chemical fertilisers, the government spokesman said.

The surging price of fertiliser since Russia cut off supplies is taking a toll on Thailand, business-news outlet Thansettakij reports.

The rising cost of feed has forced some 1,000 small-time pig farmers in Chaiyaphum province to shut down, a survey conducted by The Nation found recently.

Villagers in Phayao’s Phu Sang district are being encouraged to raise palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) as this edible insect can earn them as much as 300 baht per kilogram.

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry launched a “rainmaking” project on Thursday in a bid to ease the scarcity of water across the country.

Winter is traditionally the off season for farming in northeast China, as the region easily sees freezing temperatures and severe weathers. Local farmers stay idle almost the whole winter.

As heating fuel has become out of reach for many Syrians because of the U.S. economic sanctions and its control over key oil fields in the country, farmers in the southern province of Sweida now resort to cow dung as an alternative to survive the harsh winter.

In the final series of the "Power of Human Energy" project, farmers learn how to apply the sufficiency economy principle to benefit their land and our climate.

The Federation of Livestock and Aquaculture has called on the government to urgently help livestock farmers and food businesses struggling under the 20 to 30 per cent jump in animal feed prices.