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Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 5)

28 October 2019
Some countries in the region have adopted creative and out-of-the-box initiatives on public policy for both public and private investments. Discussions focus on what has been done so far, how these can be used by the governments, and further identify ways to promote policy dialogue and reforms, and…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 6)

28 October 2019
Banks, venture capital firms, ICT and FinTech companies who have used successful models to serve rural areas will share their business models and success stories. The gaps in public policies and regulatory frameworks are identified and good practices are showcased through examples shared by…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 8)

28 October 2019
In this session, the youth representatives explain the challenges they face in taking up farming fulltime, and other non-farm employment opportunities that can be developed in the rural areas. Potential solutions and constraining factors as well as enabling policies for sustainable rural…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 1)

28 October 2019
The session describes the current challenges of farming and proposes transformative changes in policies and approaches to make farming profitable, highly productive, and attractive to youth in the region. A list of relevant resources is provided to expand the discussion beyond the presentation…

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019 - Resources (Session 2)

28 October 2019
The session discusses the impacts of dysfunctional agricultural markets on profits, farm productivity, food quality, high prices for consumers, and malnutrition. A list of relevant resources is provided to expand the discussion beyond the presentation materials from the speakers.

Using Open Knowledge to Improve Development Outcomes

29 August 2019
Many developing countries face gaps between their current reality and preferred future. Access to development knowledge is critical to overcome the gap and improve the lives of their people. In this session, Young Uck Kang explains how the solutions to many development challenges are available to…

Contributing to Development Asia

29 August 2019
Development Asia is the ADB’s knowledge collaboration platform for sharing development experience and expertise, best practice, and technology relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals. In this session, participants will learn how their governments can share their own development experiences,…

Digital by Default

28 August 2019
“Digital by default” is the assumption that information will be made publicly available in the interest of transparency, in contrast to historic approaches in which openness was an exception by conscious choice in particular circumstances. This approach means designing communications tactics and…

Learning from Each Other

28 August 2019
In this session, participants will have the opportunity to make a short 5-10 minute presentation to describe their work and share examples of their organization’s communications strengths and areas where they think it could be improved. The aim of this session is to both learn from other’s…

Using Knowledge From an Impact Evaluation: An Example of Water Supply in Nepal

7 November 2018
Learn how to use knowledge generated from an impact evaluation study. This presentation features a case example of an ADB-assisted water supply project in Nepal.