Farmers in Vietnam Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images

Asia’s Future Farms

Asia is already the world’s largest food market, and its population is expected to increase to five billion by 2050. To ensure adequate food supplies, the region's governments will have to promote a new agricultural model that enables farmers to increase yields, cut costs, and adapt to climate change.

MANILA – Food shortages are a distant memory for many people in Asia. But as the region struggles to feed and nourish a booming population, they could become a painful fact of life again.

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