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Study Tour on Exploring Opportunities to Promote Korean Experiences in Digital Agriculture and Rural Development Among ADB Member Countries

24 to 30 November 2022
ADB and MAFRA organized a study tour on 24-30 November 2022 in Seoul and other cities to identify good practices in Korea’s digital agriculture applications and explore potential integration in project development and policy reforms. The participants visited four cooperatives, a food distribution…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

ADB-IFAD International Conference: Harnessing Digital Technologies and Experiences to Accelerate Agricultural and Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific

23 November 2022
Digital innovations are already contributing to solve several challenges facing agriculture and rural economy. The future potential for such technologies to promote sustainable economic growth in agriculture has also been noted by numerous development agencies and researchers. Asian Development…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Driving Food Security through Digitalization of Food Supply Chains

8 November 2022
​ Digitalization of both trade and financial flows can streamline access to finance enabling efficient and timely use of capital by swiftly directing it to pockets of need. Asia’s recovery from the pandemic and the current shocks present opportunities for MSMEs to digitalize without compromising…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB-LX Corp Joint Workshop on Building National Spatial Data Infrastructure

31 October to 4 November 2022
ADB and LX Corporation co-organizaed a workshop on “Building National Spatial Data Infrastructure” on 31 October-4 November 2022. The workshop supported by Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund and was in the context of Smart Geo Expo 2022 in S. Korea. The workshop aimed to…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Conference on Water Resource Management for Achieving Food Security in Asia Under Climate Change

26 to 27 October 2022
According to the Asian Development Bank, 80% of water resources are used for agricultural irrigation in Asia and the Pacific. Water scarcity due to climate change and increasing demand for water from other economic sectors threatens to limit agricultural capacity to ensure food security unless…
Organizer: ADBI

Leveraging Social Media to Discern the Public Voice for Development

7 October 2022
Researchers and policymakers rely on timely, granular data to enhance the impact of analysis underlying policies to support development. The emergence of social media presents new opportunities for real-time data, but can it be harnessed for sustainable development? At this event, a panel of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Responses to Food Insecurity in Sri Lanka and the Way Forward

16 September 2022
Sri Lanka is facing multiple crises. Among them, the one hitting its population where it hurts the most, is food insecurity. As per UN World Food Program’s (WFP) report in July 2022, two in five Sri Lankan households are not consuming adequate diets. The webinar invited expert speakers from the…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Virtual Conference on Farmers’ Organizations and Sustainable Development

8 to 9 September 2022
Farmers’ organizations such as cooperatives, associations, self-help groups, producer organizations, farmer-based organizations, farmer groups, and collective action can help to boost farmer productivity and bargaining power, farm management skills, household welfare and livelihoods, and rural…
Organizer: ADBI

Main Page: Country Safeguard Systems

26 August 2022
ADB’s safeguard policy statement is the comprehensive articulation of ADB’s safeguard provisions in three areas: environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous peoples. Country safeguards systems are composed of the policies, practices, legal frameworks, and institutions that a country puts…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

Strengthening MSME Dynamics for Resilient Economic Growth

24 August 2022
Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout the history of product…
Organizer: South Asia Department