Agriculture 4.0, also known as smart farming, is a management concept to efficiently increase the quantity and quality of agricultural output by using advanced technologies including machines and IT devices such as sensors, drones, robots, GPS, AI, and the Internet of Things. These technologies enable farmers to monitor fields precisely, make timely decisions and take […]
Regulation is a key factor to promote sustainable, inclusive economic growth, social welfare, and environmental protection. Regulatory policy touches every sector of the economy and affects the dayto-day activities of businesses and citizens. For this reason, ensuring that regulatory practice is transparent, accountable, efficient, and effective is a top priority for any government. However, regulatory […]
This P-Talk introduces new frameworks that help policymakers to develop the right people with the right skills in preparing for future talent needs. As progress in technology has boosted productivity, it has also started to alter the talent requirements and structures across different sectors. Hazami Habib, CEO, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, shares her views on […]
Application of the IoT has become a foundation for businesses to enhance productivity and adopt smart manufacturing. The IoT has proven highly effective in reducing downtime, monitoring quality, improving energy efficiency, enabling predictive maintenance, and better understanding customers’ needs. The Asia-Pacific region has adopted the IoT progressively. A Microsoft survey in 2021 reported that businesses […]
This P-Talk highlights recent trends in agritech industries and problems agritech players are trying to solve by adopting innovative technologies. Hemendra Mathur, Consultant, Delhi, India, explains different agritech solutions available to farmers on market linkages, agri-fintech, data and advisory services, mechanization, controlled-environment agriculture and e-commerce for agri-inputs. He also focuses on enabling ecosystems, key learning […]
Efforts to achieve socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable development are progressing. Agrifood-sector stakeholders are actively contributing by improving productivity, protecting natural resources, and minimizing the environmental impacts of farming and agribusiness operations as seen from their sustainability assessment performance that covers environmental integrity, economic resilience, social well-being, and good governance from production to processing and […]
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach to transform agrifood systems toward green, climate change-resilient practices. In this P-talk, Imelda Bacudo, Co-Chair, Global Alliance for Climate-Smart, UN FAO, will share how CSA could enable achieving triple goals: sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes; adapting and building resilience to climate change: and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas […]
The public sector is undergoing rapid digital transformation to improve its engagement with citizens, deliver better public services, cut costs, and help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has underscored the importance of digital technologies in building economic and social resilience through strategic, agile, innovative approaches and sped up the digital transformation process of […]
Genome-editing technology can add value to crops and promote productivity in agriculture. Genome-edited tomatoes, with about five times the gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) level of traditional ones, are now grown commercially in Japan. GABA reduces human blood pressure and induces relaxation. After government approval in May 2021, Tokyo-based Sanatech Seed Company has ventured into this […]
Agriculture is an essential sector and major source of employment in many Asian countries. For comprehensive, productive rural development, it is important to involve women, youth, and persons with different abilities, in rural community activities. These groups are often overlooked, but their inclusion is essential for productivity growth. Inclusive rural transformation is central to eliminating […]
This P-Talk highlights the challenges that middle-income APO members may encounter during their development process toward the higher-income ranks. Dr. Kenichi Ohno shares insights into patterns of productivity convergence and signs of the middle-income trap. Examples of industrial policies and strategies to avoid the middle-income trap are elaborated. Policy implications for APO middle-income members to […]