Authors: Grow Asia and Erika Balzarelli, Founder, The Sustainable Smallholder Across ASEAN, digital agriculture is no longer emerging; it is advancing. Tools are becoming more sophisticated, the supply of digital solutions is expanding, and policy direction is clear. All the right actors are involved, and everyone is playing their part.  In the first article of this mini-series on how to accelerate digital adoption at smallholder level, we argued that the core constraint is n

Author: Erika Balzarelli, Founder, The Sustainable Smallholder Across ASEAN, digital agriculture is advancing rapidly. Tools are becoming more sophisticated, innovation ecosystems are maturing, and policy ambition to support its adoption continues to grow. Yet, adoption at farm level remains uneven and limited, which is a pattern Grow Asia and The Sustainable Smallholder have begun to explore through one central insight: the constraint is often not technology, but an underdev

Authors: Grow Asia and Erika Balzarelli (Founder, The Sustainable Smallholder) Digital innovation is now firmly embedded in ASEAN’s food security, climate resilience, and economic development agendas. The ASEAN Leaders’ Declaration on the Vision for Food, Agriculture and Forestry Towards 2045 and the ASEAN Food, Agriculture and Forestry Sectoral Plan (FAF-SP) 2026–2030 articulate six strategic thrusts, within which digital innovation—and critically, its delivery— are position

At the December PSAV Plenary, leaders from government, development partners, and the private sector came together to discuss Vietnam’s next phase of climate and agricultural transformation. The session followed recent COP30 negotiations in Brazil and focused on what global climate commitments mean for Vietnam’s agricultural sector and emerging carbon markets. Co-chaired by Beverley Postma, Executive Director of Grow Asia, and Director General Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, the plenary h

In the evolving landscape of sustainable agriculture, innovation isn’t just about technology—it’s about people. Last week in Vietnam, the...

The Grow Asia Digital Learning Series (DLS) has made a return in 2025 with its first session on February 12th.

The Grow Asia Innovation Challenge 2025 is open! Following the success of the 2024 Innovation Challenge that focused on rice, Grow Asia is l

Innovators Gathering 2025 In a rapidly evolving global landscape, startups are playing a pivotal role in transforming agriculture through...

From left to right: Dr Kanchana Wanichkorn, Director of Sectoral Development, ASEAN Economic Community and Co-Chair of Grow Asia’s...

The Grow Asia Innovation Challenge (GAIC) is supported by Korea’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), in...

22 August, Ha Noi – The Grow Asia Innovation Challenge, a leading initiative of the Food Innovation Hub in Viet Nam (FIH-V) is partnering...

Grow Asia, in partnership with Beanstalk AgTech, is looking for tech innovators from around the globe to submit their most scalable...

Grow Asia - CPSA has been partnering with Heineken Cambodia to strengthen the rice value chain for five cooperatives across Cambodia.