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15 June 2017
Improving agriculture education, particularly the application of new ideas and technologies, is crucial in achieving food security in Asia.
Switching from labor-intensive to a more knowledge-intensive agriculture--the application of smart farming and green technology, along with increased…
15 June 2017
High-level technology for agriculture may be the key to food security in Asia. An ADB project is studying investment options and priorities.
In 2016, ADB approved the Investment Assessment and Applications of High-Level Technology for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific project to promote the use…
15 June 2017
The People's Republic of China and Indonesia require more investments for high-level technology in agriculture.
The International Food Price Research Institute, through an ADB project, is studying the investment requirements of the People's Republic of China and Indonesia to boost ICT use in the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
15 June 2017
Discover how knowledge innovations and solutions, especially ICTs, are transforming the agriculture sector.
Knowledge-intensive agriculture is the wave of the future. ADB's Mahfuz Ahmed, in this keynote address at ADB's Knowledge-Intensive Agriculture Workshop on 15-16 June 2017, traces the major…