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15 June 2017
Public-private-farmer partnership is crucial in promoting knowledge-intensive agriculture.
A clearly conducive interphase between the private and public sector to promote knowledge-led agricultural growth is yet to emerge. There is no ideal model developed, let alone being practiced, to distribute…
15 June 2017
Discover how knowledge innovations and solutions, especially ICTs, are transforming the agriculture sector.
Knowledge-intensive agriculture is the wave of the future. ADB's Mahfuz Ahmed, in this keynote address at ADB's Knowledge-Intensive Agriculture Workshop on 15-16 June 2017, traces the major…
16 May 2017
The Sudokwon Landfill offers smart technology solutions and best practices in solid waste management that can be adopted in other countries the region.
Sudokwon began with a clear vision for the landfill in the future, the Dreampark, and is working toward achieving that vision, following…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
7 May 2017
Conservation International has rolled out a project that mainly works to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services, while improving human well-being in priority socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes.
The project can contribute to the achievement of…
24 November 2016
Protecting and restoring tropical forests is a large-scale and cheap way to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The 2015 Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change encourages the international transaction of credits for reducing…
24 November 2016
From environmental degradation to resource scarcity, the food production industry faces several major challenges. Immense innovation is needed to transform the entire agricultural sector and make it sustainable, while addressing food security. This session discusses a holistic cradle-to-grave…
22 January 2016
Multiple challenges such as limited recognition impede women’s participation in the agriculture sector. More can be achieved in irrigation when women farmers are encouraged to participate and reach their full potential in light of changing economic and social patterns, increasing populations, and…
22 January 2016
This document presents a broadened perspective of governance in irrigation. It discusses these three key aspects: (i) lessons learned and opportunities to strengthen institutional, policy, and legal frameworks to improve performance; (ii) changing rural dynamics and the feminization of agriculture…
20 January 2016
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), in this presentation, discusses the global challenges for sustainable production. The concept of sustainable agricultural intensification is introduced. It also features ICID’s initiatives and programs in the field of sustainable…
7 December 2015
Priyantha Wijayatunga, ADB's Principal Energy Specialist, discusses clean energy development issues and trends in this webinar presentation.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department