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Q&A: What will food systems look like in Southeast Asia in 2030?
Today, over 120 leaders from Asian governments, global and regional companies, international civil society and farmers’ organizations...
May 10, 20175 min read
New Women in Agriculture Report: Transforming the Gender Gap into an Opportunity
Guest Blog Post by Cindy Lim, Head Sustainable Productivity, APAC, Syngenta SINGAPORE - Last year when I attended the Responsible...
May 8, 20172 min read
Public-private partnerships in agriculture: do they work? On the ground experience in Indonesia
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - It is becoming increasingly evident that bringing together the public sector, private companies and farmer...
Apr 27, 20172 min read
Transformational change requires a coordinated effort
SINGAPORE - We are experiencing a paradigm shift in our global approach to tackling food and nutrition security. Last year, a report by...
Mar 17, 20173 min read
How do we create ripples of change? Insights from the Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agricul
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Sitting in the middle of Grand Hyatt Jakarta’s ballroom during the Responsible Business Forum, I had a thought: If...
Mar 15, 20172 min read
Practical learning at the Grow Asia Country Partnership Secretariat Workshop
SINGAPORE - I was excited to attend my very first Grow Asia Country Partnership Secretariat Workshop, held from 27 February to 1 March,...
Mar 1, 20172 min read
Learning conversations at Davos: moving from “why” to “how”
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - As Executive Director of Grow Asia, I was fortunate to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos,...
Feb 6, 20173 min read
Strengthening Country Partnerships
SINGAPORE - In the first article of a three-part series on development of Country Partnerships, Jenny Costelloe, Director, Country...
Nov 30, 20162 min read
Banking on inclusive rural enterprise development
MANILA - Late November, I attended the inaugural AgriFinancing Summit 2016 in the Philippines organized by BPI Foundation in partnership...
Nov 24, 20162 min read
Community building at the Transformation Leaders’ Workshop
AMSTERDAM - In November I had the pleasure of attending an event in Amsterdam, organized by the World Economic Forum. The event – the...
Oct 31, 20162 min read
Stewarding sustainability: helping farmers become effective stewards of their land
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Agrochemicals and the role they play in growing the food that we eat can be a contentious issue. Generally, with...
Oct 25, 20162 min read
Grow Asia Practitioners’ Workshop 2016: Building Solutions for the Future
SINGAPORE - On 12 to 13 October, the Grow Asia Secretariat hosted the first Grow Asia Practitioners’ Workshop in Singapore, bringing...
Oct 12, 20162 min read
Designing country partnerships
SINGAPORE - Designing Country Partnerships: Design In this first of a three-part series, Grow Asia shares the phases of development in a...
Sep 20, 20162 min read
Myanmar: how to achieve socially inclusive growth
NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR - In September I attended the Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The...
Sep 20, 20163 min read
Sustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships for the goals
SINGAPORE - Read Sustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships for the goals blog post at the link below: http://sdg.responsiblebusiness...
Aug 11, 20161 min read
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