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10 August 2025

Hu Jong-I, the deputy minister of agriculture of Chinese Taipei, talks with Japanese Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during the 2025 APEC Food Security Ministers' Meeting at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea, on August 10, 2025. Ministers from 21 member economies adopt a joint declaration outlining measures to advance agri-food innovation to strengthen food security.

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10 August 2025

Hu Jong-I, deputy minister of agriculture of Chinese Taipei, talks with Japanese Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during the 2025 APEC Food Security Ministers' Meeting at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea, on August 10, 2025. Ministers from 21 member economies adopt a joint declaration outlining measures to advance agri-food innovation to strengthen food security.

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10 August 2025

Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Mohamad Sabu attends the 2025 APEC Food Security Ministers' Meeting at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea, on August 10, 2025. Ministers from 21 member economies adopt a joint declaration outlining measures to advance agri-food innovation to strengthen food security.

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10 August 2025

Hu Jong-I, the deputy minister of agriculture of Chinese Taipei, talks with Japanese Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during the 2025 APEC Food Security Ministers' Meeting at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea, on August 10, 2025. Ministers from 21 member economies adopt a joint declaration outlining measures to advance agri-food innovation to strengthen food security.

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10 August 2025

Hu Jong-I, the deputy minister of agriculture of Chinese Taipei, talks with Japanese Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during the 2025 APEC Food Security Ministers' Meeting at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea, on August 10, 2025. Ministers from 21 member economies adopt a joint declaration outlining measures to advance agri-food innovation to strengthen food security.

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10 August 2025

Hu Jong-I, the deputy minister of agriculture of Chinese Taipei, talks with Japanese Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi during the 2025 APEC Food Security Ministers' Meeting at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea, on August 10, 2025. Ministers from 21 member economies adopt a joint declaration outlining measures to advance agri-food innovation to strengthen food security.

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10 August 2025

South Korean Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Song Mi-ryeong poses for a group photo with participants at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Security Ministers' Meeting in Incheon, South Korea, on August 10, 2025.

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10 August 2025

South Korean Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Song Mi-ryeong poses for a group photo with participants at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Security Ministers' Meeting in Incheon, South Korea, on August 10, 2025.

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10 August 2025

South Korean Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Song Mi-ryeong poses for a group photo with participants at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Security Ministers' Meeting in Incheon, South Korea, on August 10, 2025.

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10 August 2025

South Korean Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Song Mi-ryeong poses for a group photo with participants at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Security Ministers' Meeting in Incheon, South Korea, on August 10, 2025.

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#12580929

24 July 2025

People savor ice cream in Birgunj, Nepal, on July 24, 2025, following the heatwave and drought in the region. An emergency cabinet meeting on July 23, 2025, declares Nepal's Madhesh province a disaster crisis zone as severe drought hits the nation's breadbasket. The unusual absence of rain in the Southern plains of Nepal in mid-monsoon pushes the region into a state of crisis. The government makes the declaration under Sub-section 1 of Section 32 of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, 2017. Due to acute water shortages, farmers are unable to transplant paddy. The drought leaves seedbeds dry, and paddy saplings wither, sparking fears of an impending food shortage in Nepal's major rice-producing region. The scarcity of water during mid-monsoon in the Tarai, Nepal's food basket, threatens not only farmers' livelihoods but also the national economy.

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24 July 2025

Residents of Birgunj Metropolitan City in Parsa District of Madhesh Province, Nepal, fetch water from a tanker mobilized by local authorities as drought in mid-monsoon dries out water sources on July 24, 2025. An emergency cabinet meeting on July 23, 2025, declares Nepal's Madhesh Province a disaster crisis zone as severe drought hits the nation's breadbasket. The unusual absence of rain in the Southern plains of Nepal in mid-monsoon pushes the region into a state of crisis. The government makes the declaration under Sub-section 1 of Section 32 of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, 2017. Due to acute water shortages, farmers are unable to transplant paddy. The drought leaves seedbeds dry, and paddy saplings wither, sparking fears of an impending food shortage in Nepal's major rice-producing region. The scarcity of water during mid-monsoon in the Tarai, Nepal's food basket, threatens not only farmers' livelihoods but also the national economy.

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24 July 2025

A girl guards the buckets and containers as they wait for tankers to fetch water in Birgunj Metropolitan City, Parsa District, Madhesh Province, Nepal, on July 24, 2025. An emergency cabinet meeting on July 23, 2025, declares Nepal's Madhesh Province a disaster crisis zone as severe drought hits the nation's breadbasket. The unusual absence of rain in the Southern plains of Nepal in mid-monsoon pushes the region into a state of crisis. The government makes the declaration under Sub-section 1 of Section 32 of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, 2017. Due to acute water shortages, farmers are unable to transplant paddy. The drought leaves seedbeds dry, and paddy saplings wither, sparking fears of an impending food shortage in Nepal's major rice-producing region. The scarcity of water during mid-monsoon in the Tarai, Nepal's food basket, threatens not only farmers' livelihoods but also the national economy.

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24 July 2025

Cracks appear on the field in Parsa district of Nepal in Madhesh Province bordering India after a dry spell of drought in mid-monsoon on July 24, 2025. An emergency cabinet meeting on July 23, 2025, declares Nepal's Madhesh province a disaster crisis zone as severe drought hits the nation's breadbasket. The unusual absence of rain in the Southern plains of Nepal in mid-monsoon pushes the region into a state of crisis. The government makes the declaration under Sub-section 1 of Section 32 of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, 2017. Due to acute water shortages, farmers are unable to transplant paddy. The drought leaves seedbeds dry, and paddy saplings wither, sparking fears of an impending food shortage in Nepal's major rice-producing region. The scarcity of water during mid-monsoon in the Tarai, Nepal's food basket, threatens not only farmers' livelihoods but also the national economy.

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24 July 2025

An elderly man pushes his bicycle loaded with goods in scorching heat in Birgunj, Nepal, on July 24, 2025, despite the rising mercury. An emergency cabinet meeting in Nepal on July 23, 2025, declares Madhesh province a disaster crisis zone as severe drought hits the nation's breadbasket. The unusual absence of rain in the Southern plains of Nepal in mid-monsoon pushes the region into a state of crisis. The government makes the declaration under Sub-section 1 of Section 32 of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, 2017. Due to acute water shortages, farmers are unable to transplant paddy. The drought leaves seedbeds dry, and paddy saplings wither, sparking fears of an impending food shortage in Nepal's major rice-producing region. The scarcity of water during mid-monsoon in the Tarai, Nepal's food basket, threatens not only farmers' livelihoods but also the national economy.

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24 July 2025

A vendor pours ''Lassi,'' a local cold drink, at a shop in Birgunj, Nepal, on July 24, 2025, following the heatwave and drought in the region. An emergency cabinet meeting on July 23, 2025, declares Nepal's Madhesh province a disaster crisis zone as severe drought hits the nation's breadbasket. The unusual absence of rain in the Southern plains of Nepal in mid-monsoon pushes the region into a state of crisis. The government makes the declaration under Sub-section 1 of Section 32 of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act, 2017. Due to acute water shortages, farmers are unable to transplant paddy. The drought leaves seedbeds dry, and paddy saplings wither, sparking fears of an impending food shortage in Nepal's major rice-producing region. The scarcity of water during mid-monsoon in the Tarai, Nepal's food basket, threatens not only farmers' livelihoods but also the national economy.

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