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Digital Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific Strategies for Donor Impact

12 July 2021
ADB, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Grow Asia, and DFAT Australia organized this joint event to discuss how digital technologies are reshaping agriculture in the region; and transforming rural economies and food systems into becoming more inclusive, productive,…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department

Towards Safe Food Nutritious Diets and Resilient Food Systems

28 June 2021
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and with the participation of the World Vegetable Centre, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, private sector, and academia discussed concrete solutions and actions to…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

New Approach for Farmers Poverty Reduction Weather Index Insurance Using SatelliteBased Information

16 March 2018
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance's Ken Gohara and Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan's Tsugito Nagano presented how the Weather Index Insurance can pay out a contractually predetermined insurance amount when weather indices such as temperature, wind speed, and rainfall exceed specified…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Finance Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office