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31 October 2019
GrainPro provides post-harvest handling and storage solutions for agricultural commodities. Their drying and storage solutions use modified atmosphere that help reduce food losses and improve food quality by protecting agricultural products against insect infestation, mold growth, oxidation, and…
31 October 2019
Nuclear technologies provide competitive and often unique solutions to help fight hunger and malnutrition, improve environmental sustainability and ensure that food is safe. The IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) work in partnership to help Member States use…
31 October 2019
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Regional Center (ISARC), in collaboration with national research organizations, has completed an Asian Development Bank-supported pilot project on climate-smart agricultural practices involving direct-seeded rice and alternate wetting and…
31 October 2019
The STEAM Platform of Transformation, piloted at the King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in 2018 in Bangkok, provides an experiential learning and training program on knowledge convergence, circular mindset, strategic communication skills, leadership, and entrepreneurship. The…
30 October 2019
We cannot solve poverty without addressing financial inclusion; and we cannot bring about financial inclusion at any sort of scale without technology that is relevant and useful to the people you are giving it to. Learn how AgUnity works to achieve this through the use of smartphones.
30 October 2019
[Session Summary] [Voices from the Field] Since 2002, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development has been helping farmers help themselves through a number of initiatives. Download this presentation to know more.
30 October 2019
[Session Summary] [Voices from the Field] Ms. Sara Savastano, Director of the Research and Impact Assessment Division of the International Fund for Agriculture Development in Italy, shares some potential solutions and constraining factors as well as enabling policies for sustainable rural…
30 October 2019
ADB’s Youth for Asia team ran a preliminary survey with farmers in Tarlac and Bulacan in the Philippines to assess the interest of youth’s interest in farming. This presentation shares the results of the focus group discussions and surveys held in the chosen provinces. It also enumerates some…
30 October 2019
[Session Summary] We cannot solve poverty without addressing financial inclusion; and we cannot bring about financial inclusion at any sort of scale without technology that is relevant and useful to the people you are giving it to. Learn how AgUnity works to achieve this through the use of…
30 October 2019
[Session Summary] [Closing Video] Woochong Um, Director General for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB, stressed the importance of focusing on smallholders, investing in infrastructure, and working with governments to create an enabling environment for rural development and…