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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…
14 June 2017
Taipe,China experiences several water challenges. It has a young fragile geology vulnerable to frequent earthquakes. It has many high mountains with steep river slopes. In addition, it has uneven rainfall distribution and experiences frequent typhoons. The government renovated the Shihmen…
13 June 2017
The El Nino in 2015 wreaked extensive damage to many areas in Viet Nam. The country experienced a 40% to 70% rainfall deficit which affected over 400,000 hectares of crop land. Two million people were affected and 18 provinces were placed under a state of emergency. Moreover, historcal floods…
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…
17 May 2017
Discover the latest technology offered by Korea’s Total U-city solutions for managing water pipe leakages to reduce nonrevenue water.
Korea-based Total U-city solutions specializes in water leakage control and management. This presentation was given at a Workshop with the Korean Private Sector that…
17 May 2017
Discover the smart water management solutions and technologies of Korea-based Water Resources Engineering Corporation (WARECO).
WARECO specializes in maintenance technology in various fields, including managing water supply plant, construction, new-renewable energy, technology inspection, among…