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18 August 2023
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from a new special issue of the journal Review of Development Economics on rural and agricultural development in the digital age, edited by Wanglin Ma, Andy McKay, Dil Rahut, and Tetsushi Sonobe.
Papers in this special issue investigated the impacts of the…
Organizer: ADBI
18 August 2023
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from a new special issue of the journal Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics on farmers’ organizations and sustainable development, coedited by Wanglin Ma, Marco Marini and ADBI’s Dil Rahut.
Papers in this special issue examined how farmers’…
Organizer: ADBI
16 to 18 August 2023
Better access to domestic and international markets allows rural farmers to sell their products at higher prices, motivating them to increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of the goods they produce and sell more. Reliable market access is also beneficial to regional income growth, food…
Organizer: ADBI
22 November 2022
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted Harvard University’s Fernando Reimers, who examined the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on education and lessons for building education system resilience.
Reimers discussed educational innovations that emerged during the pandemic and how they can support…
Organizer: ADBI
9 November 2022
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from the new report Strengthening Active Labor Market Policies to Drive an Inclusive Recovery in Asia. The editors and a panel of contributors discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment among vulnerable groups in developing Asia and the…
Organizer: ADBI
11 to 12 October 2022
Quality education is critical for boosting human resources development, economic growth, and sustainable development, prompting many governments to invest heavily in education to promote their future competitiveness. Despite encouraging trends in public education investment and school completion in…
Organizer: ADBI
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
14 June 2022
This webinar highlighted Rohini Pande, Yale University economics professor and Director of the Yale Economic Growth Center, who discussed the interlinkage between poverty, inequality, and power and the role of policy in driving inclusive growth, with ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe and experts.
Pande,…
Organizer: ADBI
24 May 2022
COVID-19 pandemic-induced school closures have made technology use an integral component of education. However, significant knowledge gaps exist between policy makers, practitioners, and other stakeholders on how technology can reduce a teacher’s workload, provide differentiated teaching, support…
Organizer: ADBI
20 April 2022
This year’s forum explored how advancing equal participation in agriculture can unlock women’s potential to boost agricultural production, food security, and sustainable development. Key stakeholders and experts from international organizations and academia identified policy recommendations for…
Organizer: ADBI