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Global seafood production has continued to increase annually, reaching 178 million tons in 2019. This increase primarily came from aquaculture production, while capture production has remained almost unchanged since 1990. According to the FAO, 48% of global seafood production in 2019 was from aquaculture. Five APO members (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam) are listed […]

Health and well-being are critical for enhancing people’s productivity. They apply across genders, ages, and locations to achieve inclusive productivity under the APO Vision 2025. The ILO reported in 2019 that more than 1.1 million people die every year due to work-related accidents or diseases in the Asia- Pacific region, and women, those with disabilities, […]

Population trends vary widely among countries and regions. In the Asia-Pacific region, Japan, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea are among the top in terms of life expectancy, but declining fertility rates mean that the number of working-age people is decreasing. On the other end, in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines, the workforce is still […]

The APO Certification Body Development (CBD) Program aims to develop NPOs and their affiliated organizations to become APO-accredited CBs to operate certification schemes of productivity specialists. As a CB, one of the important components is to build a pool of qualified assessors who are familiar with certification schemes and assessment methods. APO-PS 101: Requirements for […]

Performance management systems are tools to measure, control, and improve operations to achieve strategic goals. In the public sector, they are applied to set standards for improving the performance, productivity, and quality of public service delivery. Performance management has gained momentum in the public sector as a strategic approach to the management of public resources […]

In the Asia-Pacific region, the service sector plays a significant role in economic and labor productivity growth. According to the APO Productivity Databook 2021, in 2010–19 the service sector dominated GDP growth, and advances in ICT have led to increases in service-sector contributions to labor productivity growth in most Asian countries. The proliferation of new […]

Rural tourism has great potential in the Asia-Pacific region with its abundant natural and cultural resources. The APO has been supporting its members in promoting productive, sustainable, and inclusive rural tourism, as aligned with the APO Vision 2025 goal of inclusive productivity. While the tourism sector has grown in the last decades, many rural communities […]

The agrifood sector constantly faces challenges that continue to evolve over time. This includes global warming, which decreases harvests and reduces crop quality. Consumers’ preference for fresher, appealing produce poses another challenge as it leads to increased use of pesticides, wasteful packaging, and greater food loss and waste. Recently, supply chains have presented major new […]