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Closing Session

9 March 2021
This session highlighted the opportunities for transformative changes in rural development and food security; how ADB's approach will adjust in the next 5 to 10 years; and how the technical revolution will affect farmer's access to financing.

Publication Launch

9 March 2021
The knowledge products prepared in partnership with IFPRI, IRRI, and Mercasa will help stakeholders understand the issues facing the rural development and food security sector.

Technology and Innovation Marketplace

9 March 2021
International research institutions and technology firms were invited to showcase their modern technologies and services to support rural development and food security. There were 10 booths set up in the ADB cafeteria hallway leading to the Auditorium, and nine exhibitors presented on Day 1 in the…

Voices from the Field

9 March 2021
This report captures the stories and on- the-ground experiences of farmers, entrepreneurs and young agripreneurs to help prompt leaders to provide active leadership, effective resource stewardship, and promote transformative changes in rural development and food security.

AASCTF Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Strategy

15 January 2021
The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund's enhanced Strategy presents the M&E requirements that must be complied with across all of the trust fund’s activities. It also provides a short evaluation assessment, and describes the AASCTF Design and Monitoring Framework (DMF), including a…

[VIDEO] Opening Remarks, Congratulatory Remarks, and Keynote Speech

17 November 2020
Opening Session of KDIS-3ie-ADB-ADBI Conference on Impact Evaluation - Challenges and Promise for Human Capital Development in Asia

ADB technical assistance cluster program: Strengthening Capacity, Institutions, and Policies for Enabling High-Quality, Green Development in the Yellow River Ecological Corridor (October 2020)

31 October 2020
The proposed knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) cluster will support the achievement of resilient ecological protection and high-quality development goals in the Yellow River Basin in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The TA cluster will design and implement approaches to support…

10 Reasons Why Farmers are in Distress

28 October 2020
The article lists 10 reasons that have contributed to farmers distress in India. Two successive years of drought (2014, 2015) have taken a toll on the farm sector. Prices have collapsed for farm commodities. Low international prices have meant exports have been hit while import have hurt prices at…

ADB Business Opportunities (Agriculture and Natural Resources)

15 September 2020
This presentation gives an overview of ongoing and upcoming ADB business opportunities relevant to the agriculture sector.

Understanding Disease Transmission and Health Risks through Water Systems

25 August 2020
This presentation discussed how an integrated approach contributes to the understanding of health risks in water systems, mainly on freshwater systems, looking at drivers, pressures, state, impact, and responses, citing a few examples of innovative monitoring and modeling used in forecasting and…