Video - Viet Nam's Poor Gains from Participatory Agriculture Research and Extension Read more about Video - Viet Nam's Poor Gains from Participatory Agriculture Research and Extension Viet Nam’s agriculture, science, and technology sector faces many challenges, but a recent project by the Asian Developmebnt Bank adopting a bottom-up approach made a dent. By linking training, research, and extension services, the country was able to foster natural resource management that the poor can participate in, with practical and sustainable results.
Photos - Viet Nam's Poor Gains from Participatory Agriculture Research and Extension Read more about Photos - Viet Nam's Poor Gains from Participatory Agriculture Research and Extension Engaging poor famers to address critical agricultural issues in Viet Nam leads to higher productivity and exports.
Viet Nam's Poor Gains from Participatory Agriculture Research and Extension Read more about Viet Nam's Poor Gains from Participatory Agriculture Research and Extension The agriculture sector in Viet Nam was highly fragmented, with low investments and ineffective linkage among research, extension services, and support facilities. Traditional top-down approach had also led to the sector’s failure to tap local farming know-how. This knowledge showcase illustrates how engaging poor farmers in improving agriculture productivity and incomes can yield successful results.
Education as the Way Forward: The Philippine Challenge towards Enhancing the Future of Filipino Global Maritime Professionals Read more about Education as the Way Forward: The Philippine Challenge towards Enhancing the Future of Filipino Global Maritime Professionals This presentation provides an overview of the global maritime industry. It also explains the concept of sustainable shipping. The Philippine maritime industry, the leading provider of maritime professionals that supplies 25% of the world’s seafarers, is discussed.
ICT for Skills and Development: Building for the Future Read more about ICT for Skills and Development: Building for the Future This presentation identifies a few global trends with respect to ICTs. It also suggests ways on how countries and institutions could respond to ensure skills are developed to take advantage of these trends. The Commonwealth of Learning’s focus on Learning for Development is shared.
Shanti Jagannathan Keywords virtual BOS education school education technical and vocational education training higher education Read more about Shanti Jagannathan Shanti Jagannathan is Principal Education Specialist in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department of Asian Development Bank. She works on ADB education sector policies and strategies and provides technical advice to ADB’s lending and non-lending education operations in the Asia and Pacific region.
Promoting Professional Career through Vocational Based Higher Education Read more about Promoting Professional Career through Vocational Based Higher Education This presentation shares the teaching factory concept, a practice and application-oriented training approach utilized by Batam State Polytechnic in Indonesia that combines the learning and real working environment. The benefits and advantages of this type of educational method are explained.
4th International Skills Forum: Skills Development in Asia and the Pacific - Planting Seeds One Step Ahead Read more about 4th International Skills Forum: Skills Development in Asia and the Pacific - Planting Seeds One Step Ahead Featuring the results of ADB's policy research study on Education and Skills for Inclusive Growth and Green Jobs, along with other studies on green jobs and green skills, this forum on Skills Development in Asia and the Pacific: Planting Seeds One Step Ahead invited leading professionals who shared their work on education for sustainability, expanding the footprint of green industries and sustainable practices in the private sector and exerting demand for skills and talent for green jobs.
Establishing Integrated Water Resources Management Professional Certification Read more about Establishing Integrated Water Resources Management Professional Certification A complex set of skills and attitudes is needed in Integrated Water Resources Management. The Asian Development Bank and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education are working together to develop a set of principles and support to roll out a certification process that will build and recognize capacity with river basins and organizations involved in sustainable water management.
Accessing Financing from the Sanitation Trust Fund for the 3rd Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project Read more about Accessing Financing from the Sanitation Trust Fund for the 3rd Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project To support the Government of Nepal, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) accessed financing from the Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund for the 3rd Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project. ADB looks forward to supporting similar innovative solutions in the future through this pilot exercise on septage management.