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Climate-smart Practices and Varieties for Intensive Rice-based Systems in Bangladesh and Cambodia

15 June 2017
Rice in Bangladesh and Cambodia is grown using smart, climate-friendly, water-saving technologies that yields better harvests for farmers. Through ADB's Investment Assessment and Applications of High-Level Technology for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific project, the International Rice…

Korea’s ICT-related Agricultural Projects and Lesson Learned

15 June 2017
Discover how South Korea has embraced smart farming technologies and vastly improved its agriculture. Sanghun Lee of the Korea Agency of Education, Promotion and Information Service in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (EPIS) shared Korea's advanced agriculture technologies and their…

Data-driven Agriculture: Empowering Smallholders via Technology

15 June 2017
Data is defining is the future of agriculture. Discover the work of Pessl Instruments in using data to improve agricultural production. Pessl Instruments’ Vishnu Nair presents state-of-the-art, climate-smart technology for gathering and processing field and weather data that can be useful in the…

Gansu Internet-plus Based Socialized Agricultural Service System Project

15 June 2017
Agriculture in Gansu is going hi-tech. An ADB project is developing inclusive IT-based agricultural service systems in the People’s Republic of China’s north-central province. ADB’s Gansu Internet-plus Based Socialized Agricultural Service System Project is supporting the application of ICT…

Financing for Agriculture: Role of Public-Private Partnerships

15 June 2017
Financial risks in agriculture hinder investments in the sector. Can public-private partnerships make a difference? Access to finance is critical for the growth of agriculture, but many financial institutions are reluctant to accept the risks prevalent in the sector. ADB’s Arup Chatterjee explains…

The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Knowledge-Intensive Agriculture

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…

Modernizing Irrigation Systems in Drought Affected Provinces of Viet Nam (ADB Response)

13 June 2017
In 2015, Viet Nam was one of the countries severely affected by El Nino. Many of its provinces experienced droughts that placed many crops and people at risk. To assist the country in addressing this challenge, ADB provided technical assistance and fostered partnerships that improved climate…

2016 Development Effectiveness Review: Is ADB Really Set Up to Deliver Results?

25 May 2017
Using ADB’s Development Effectiveness Review 2016, this presentation shows how ADB reviews its performance against its own indicators and targets, takes stock of its achievements, and identifies areas to strengthen its approach.

2016 Development Effectiveness Review: Is ADB Really Set Up to Deliver Results?

25 May 2017
ADB’s Bernard Woods examines if ADB was really set up to deliver results by looking at its progress toward the interim targets of the institution's Strategy 2020, and its midterm performance review using the Development Effectiveness Review 2016 results. This video covers the full session of…

Innovation Possible: Alternative Perspectives?

18 May 2017
ADB's Special Project Facilitator Jitendra Shah shares his experiences and provides examples on how to navigate and turn a task from total disaster to dream outcome. He explores some of the basic concepts on innovation and risk taking.