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Nurturing a community of practitioners
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Last week, Grow Asia held its second Practitioners’ Workshop in Jakarta. The event gathered nearly 80 partners from...
Oct 21, 20172 min read
Tackling climate change together at the Sustainable Development Impact Summit
NEW YORK – Last month I spent time in New York to attend the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit and to share...
Sep 18, 20173 min read
Blockchain for value chain finance
SINGAPORE - Traceability is quickly emerging as a significant trend in smallholder agribusiness. Traceability allows buyers to keep an...
Sep 13, 20172 min read
A view from APEC Food Security Week
CAN THO, VIETNAM – Today’s agriculture industry faces many external changes, ranging from the positive impact of technological...
Sep 6, 20172 min read
Thoughts from APEC 2017 Food Security Week
CAN THO, VIET NAM – Last week, I had the privilege of attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2017 Food Security Week and...
Aug 28, 20172 min read
Turning our attention to digital to reach scale
SINGAPORE – In the two years since Grow Asia was established, our priorities have been focused on laying the foundations and cultivating...
Aug 10, 20173 min read
Get to know the new Grow Asia team
SINGAPORE: Grow Asia is growing in capacity and we have recently expanded the team to help us support our ongoing efforts to take Country...
Jul 26, 20174 min read
Myanmar commits to sustainable agriculture and partnerships for change
MYANMAR - This month the expanding Grow Asia team has been co-hosting annual General Meetings for four of our five Country Partnerships,...
Jul 18, 20172 min read
Reflections on the Grow Asia Forum 2017
SINGAPORE: As a new member of the Grow Asia team it was great to begin by attending the Grow Asia Forum 2017 and meeting the people that...
May 10, 20172 min read
Q&A: What will food systems look like in Southeast Asia in 2030?
Today, over 120 leaders from Asian governments, global and regional companies, international civil society and farmers’ organizations...
May 10, 20175 min read
New Women in Agriculture Report: Transforming the Gender Gap into an Opportunity
Guest Blog Post by Cindy Lim, Head Sustainable Productivity, APAC, Syngenta SINGAPORE - Last year when I attended the Responsible...
May 8, 20172 min read
Public-private partnerships in agriculture: do they work? On the ground experience in Indonesia
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - It is becoming increasingly evident that bringing together the public sector, private companies and farmer...
Apr 27, 20172 min read
Transformational change requires a coordinated effort
SINGAPORE - We are experiencing a paradigm shift in our global approach to tackling food and nutrition security. Last year, a report by...
Mar 17, 20173 min read
How do we create ripples of change? Insights from the Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agricul
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Sitting in the middle of Grand Hyatt Jakarta’s ballroom during the Responsible Business Forum, I had a thought: If...
Mar 15, 20172 min read
Practical learning at the Grow Asia Country Partnership Secretariat Workshop
SINGAPORE - I was excited to attend my very first Grow Asia Country Partnership Secretariat Workshop, held from 27 February to 1 March,...
Mar 1, 20172 min read
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