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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.

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…

Renewable Energy-enabled Community-scale Agriculture: Evidence from Gram Oorja's Work

17 June 2020
The presentation discussed some initial interventions in community-scale solar pumping for agriculture. Preliminary learnings suggested that the approach is suitable for remote communities. Scaling these interventions holds promise and can facilitate further investments at the nexus of energy,…

Study Tour to the Agricultural Markets (2019)

12 November 2019
The Asian Development Bank and Mercasa have been working to build the capacity of government officials in selected developing member countries (Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Philippines) on the development, operation, and management of wholesale markets. The activities included organized study tours…

Tanijoy

5 November 2019
Tanijoy builds an agricultural ecosystem where farmers can be more independent, collaborative and interconnected through technology. The company is based in Sudirman, South Jakarta and was established in 2017

FarmTrek Blockchain Ecosystem

5 November 2019
FarmTrek is a solution of InfoCorp Technologies, an integrated FinTech and AgriTech company that aims to bring inclusive financial services to the livestock industry in emerging markets. InfoCorp was founded in 2015 with headquarters in Singapore