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Insights from The Digital Directory
Over the past six months, I have worked with Grow Asia to interview and profile more than 60 businesses who are using technology to...
Mar 14, 20193 min read
The need for a paradigm shift to scale the impact of research
There is significant agricultural research being led and conducted in ASEAN. However, it is difficult for private sector actors to...
Feb 14, 20194 min read
The ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry
Author(s) : Grow Asia, The Swiss Agency for Development and Corporation (SDC), World Bank Trust Fund and International Institute for...
Oct 2, 20181 min read
ASEAN Roadmap for enhancing the role of agriculture cooperative in Agricultural global value chain 2018-2025
Author(s) : AFOSP Organization(s): ASEAN Foundation Date of Publication: Oct 2018 ASEAN Roadmap for enhancing the role of agriculture...
Oct 1, 20181 min read
Developing markets for Palm and Coconut Sugar in Southeast Asia
On 19th July, Grow Asia conducted a webinar to discuss learnings from the first comprehensive South East Asia study of the Palm and...
Sep 7, 20184 min read
Understanding the potential of digital applications for rice farmers in Indonesia
Digital platforms have the potential of supporting the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by improving their access to free, targeted,...
Aug 23, 20183 min read
Contract Farming: Challenges and Opportunities
Over the last century a wide range of pre-harvest agreements that can, in one way or another, be termed contract farming have been...
Aug 14, 20182 min read
Report: Creating Opportunities for Women in Agriculture
SINGAPORE – The agriculture sector is particularly promising for increased investment in women. Farmers – the most numerous and invested...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Promoting Socially Responsible Investments in Agriculture
BANGKOK, THAILAND – I recently attended the 2nd Regional Land Forum, organised by the Mekong Region Land Governance group, where...
Jun 7, 20183 min read
Grow Asia Hackathon: How harnessing digital solutions can help us achieve traceability in palm oil f
SINGAPORE - Buyers of palm oil have a range of incentives to trace their supply back to the farm gate; including reputational risk,...
May 16, 20182 min read
Grow Asia Learning Alliance: launching the conversation in Manila
MANILA – On 3 May 2018, Grow Asia ran its first Learning Alliance workshop in Manila to explore the potential and need for linking...
May 10, 20183 min read
Practical Learning at The Grow Asia Country Partnership Secretariat Workshop
SINGAPORE – I was grateful for the opportunity to participate in the three-day Grow Asia Country Partnership Secretariat Workshop, from...
Apr 26, 20183 min read
“It’s Cool to be a Farmer”: Professionalizing Agriculture to Attract Youth
JAKARTA – At the recent Jakarta Food Security Summit, one of the most interesting and certainly most fun sessions I attended was focused...
Mar 21, 20183 min read
Advancing women’s economic empowerment in South East Asia
We all like to have choices in life; and, best of all, choices that appeal to us. There is much said about the differences between women...
Mar 6, 20183 min read
Davos 2018: setting an optimistic tone for food systems
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, SWITZERLAND – This year’s World Economic Forum meeting was as fascinating and thought-provoking as ever. The annual event...
Feb 2, 20184 min read
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