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25 Sep 2013

ADB $220 Million Loan to Help Uzbekistan Reduce Poverty and Boost Agriculture

ADB will help overhaul a 45-year-old, inefficient water supply system in Bukhara and Navoi provinces in Uzbekistan, that will secure reliable irrigation to 6,500 farms and provide drinking water access to 725,000 consumers.

5 Sep 2013

Obesity, Malnutrition Pose Twin Threats to Asia-Pacific's Healthy Food Future

Asia and the Pacific's drive for food security has focused too narrowly on quantity, with a surge in obesity and still high levels of malnutrition in some countries highlighting the need for a new approach, says a new ADB study.

26 Aug 2013

ADB, Cambodia Sign $70 Million Loan for Rice Commercialization, Finance Reforms

The Government of Cambodia and ADB today signed loan agreements worth $70 million to expand the country’s rice sector and promote reforms in the finance sector.

26 Aug 2013

ADB-Funded Post-Harvest Facilities to Bring Benefits to Indian Farmers

Up to 6,000 farmers in Gujarat, India could attain higher revenues from their crops with the construction of cold storage facilities for fruits and vegetables by Champion Agro using $18.4 million in funding from ADB.

24 Jul 2013

Asia Must Knock Down Gender Barriers to Secure Food Future - Study

Labor and land ownership laws throughout the Asia-Pacific region must change if women are to reach their full potential as farmers and food production workers, says a new report prepared jointly by ADB and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

27 Jun 2013

ADB, Cambodia Aim to Commercialize, Climate Proof Rice Production

ADB has approved loans of $55 million to help Cambodia transform the predominantly subsistence rice sector into a commercially oriented industry, while taking care of land and water resources.

17 Jun 2013

ADB, Partners Meet to Discuss Green Growth in Greater Mekong Subregion

Government officials, business leaders, and representatives from ADB are gathering today for a four-day conference to discuss ways to make the economies of the Greater Mekong Subregion more environmentally friendly.

20 May 2013

ADB Provides $100,000 to Marshall Islands for Drought Relief Efforts

ADB is providing a $100,000 emergency grant to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to help fund drought relief efforts in the northern areas of the Marshall Islands.

22 Apr 2013

Farmers in Kazakhstan to Enjoy Steady Income with Loan to Beverage Maker

Local dairy and fruit farmers in Kazakhstan are expected to secure long-term supply contracts from the country’s leading beverage company as it expands production facilities and improves its delivery system through financial assistance from ADB.

22 Apr 2013

ADB, Japan Seek Affordable Crop Insurance for Bangladesh Farmers

ADB and the Government of Japan will fund the trial of innovative new crop insurance products that will give small-holder farmers in Bangladesh income protection from increasingly severe storms and natural disasters.

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