Agriculture and food security


Scaling Responsible Digital Payments in the Indonesian Cocoa Sector
This study examines opportunities for digital financial inclusion for smallholder cocoa farmers in Indonesia.

Tags: Agriculture and food security, Information and communications technology, Indonesia, Finance

People and Planet: Addressing the Interlinked Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific
This report highlights the need for transformative solutions that advance climate action, increase resilience, and protect hard-fought development gains.

Tags: Climate change and disaster risk management, Agriculture and food security, Social development and poverty

Women's Leadership in Indonesia’s Modern Seaweed Processing Industry
Women play a crucial role in the seaweed value chain, from farming and harvesting to processing and marketing.

Tags: Indonesia, Agriculture and food security, Gender and development

Cambodia: Agricultural Value Chain Competitiveness and Safety Enhancement Project
The project will strengthen value chains of competitive agricultural products (cassava, mangoes, cashew nuts, vegetables, and native chicken) in selected provinces.

Tags: Cambodia, Agriculture and food security, GFH Operations

Assessment of Cropland Changes in New Irrigation and Flood Embankment Infrastructure in Vientiane, Lao PDR
This brief examines how satellite imaging was used to map how irrigation changed agricultural production and improved the livelihoods of farmers. 

Tags: Lao PDR, Agriculture and food security, Information and communications technology, Environment

A Road Map for Scaling Up Private Sector Financing for the Blue Economy in Thailand: Investment Report
This report considers ways to mobilize and scale up private sector investment in areas such as aquaculture and marine renewable energy to help bolster sustainable blue development.

Tags: Thailand, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, Agriculture and food security, GFH Publications

Why the Philippines Is Promoting Agriculture Clustering to Boost Farmers’ Income
With farmers and fishers organized as a cluster, like a cooperative, they are expected to have greater access to financing, resources, technologies, and markets.

Tags: Philippines, Agriculture and food security, Sustainable Development Goals

Indonesia Needs to Strengthen Startup Ecosystem to Ensure More Companies Survive the ‘Valley of Death’
Improving quality of incubators and accelerators, financial access for early-stage startups, and talent development are needed to bolster startups, says ADB report.

Tags: Indonesia, Information and communications technology, Private sector development, Sustainable Development Goals, Health, Education, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, Agriculture and food security

ADB Invests in Ocean-Based Aquaculture in Viet Nam
The investment will support the government’s efforts to develop sustainable aquaculture, particularly large-scale farming of barramundi and seaweed.

Tags: Agriculture and food security, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Viet Nam, Environment

Indonesia’s Technology Startups: Voices from the Ecosystem
This report analyzes the prospects for tech startups in agriculture, the green economy, health, and education.

Tags: Indonesia, Finance, Information and communications technology, Economics, Agriculture and food security, Health, Education, Private sector development

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