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Among the investments supported by the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund were businesses that targeted women as workers, producers, and consumers.
In Afghanistan, river basin managers work with farmers in ensuring equitable and sustainable irrigation practices to improve yields and livelihoods.
In Nepal, a project looked at how biochar can improve soil health and crop yields and reduce the importation of carbon-intensive farm inputs.
In South Asia, stakeholders worked together to enhance integrated water resources management in mountainous river basins prone to precipitation extremes.
The EU’s regulation to reduce tropical deforestation caused by agriculture will be crucial, but it may impose severe short-term costs on smallholders.
Harmonize traceability standards and adopt shared digital technologies to boost interoperability in the food supply chain.
Enhanced policy dialogue and regional cooperation hold the key to improving food security and a strong COVID-19 recovery.
A project promoting south–south knowledge transfer adapted ICT-based Chinese information dissemination models to the Cambodian context.