This report discusses opportunities for safe and environment-friendly agriculture products in the Greater Mekong Subregion and highlights the Siem Reap Action Plan, 2018–2022.
Satellite data may be used to produce key agricultural statistics, including estimating crop yields. Photo: iStock.com.
An innovative data fusion technique, which combines two freely available satellite data sources, is used to map paddy area and estimate rice yield in Thai Binh province, Viet Nam.
Viet Nam is the world’s second largest coffee producer after Brazil, and it is the largest producer of Robusta coffee, which is well-suited for soluble coffee. Photo: ADB.
Singapore-based agribusiness group Olam International has secured $163 million in financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), including $80 million in loans for its coffee subsidiary in Viet Nam.
The climate-friendly agribusiness value chains project will enhance the resilience and productivity of target crops, make production and post-harvest infrastructure climate-resilient, and promote the use of solar and bioenergy. Photo: ADB.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has secured funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for its climate change project in Cambodia.
A $10 million climate insurance program targets women farmers in Africa and Asia, including Cambodia and Myanmar.
Farmers are starting to adopt climate-smart practices like using biochar and organic composts instead of chemical fertilizers. Photo: ADB.
The Siem Reap Action Plan will pave the way for the Greater Mekong Subregion to become a regional and global hub for good, sustainably produced food.
This publication summarizes the proceedings of the GMS workshop on agricultural biotechnology held in Bangkok, Thailand in December 2003.
This publication summarizes the proceedings of the GMS workshop on agricultural investment and cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion, held in Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China, on 3-5 November 2003.
This is the summary of proceedings from the First Meeting of the Working Group on Agriculture (WGA-1) held at the Asian Development Bank Headquarters in Manila on 20-21 January 2003.
This publication summarizes the results of a pilot study to quantify water and energy use in high-effciency irrigation systems in Viet Nam.
Greater Mekong Subregion Secretariat
Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division,
Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Address: 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines
Telephone: +63 2 8632 4444 Fax: +63 2 8636 2226