Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the government of the Philippines, through its Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), launched a partnership in support of the Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans).
Entrepreneurs, Government of Nepal officials and farmers came together at a U.S. Government Feed the Future initiative event to showcase new farming practices that will increase production and improve the incomes of farmers. Many new farming technologies come from young entrepreneurs, under 35, including low-cost sensors to monitor soil, smart phone apps to answer tricky farming questions, and solar-powered irrigation.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the U.S. Mission to ASEAN and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with UL, announced nine finalists for the second ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women, this year’s competition focused on sustainable energy research.
An application to help identify protected wildlife has been officially launched in Indonesia. WildScan was designed to help stop wildlife trafficking not only in Indonesia but also throughout Southeast Asia as the region is home to a wealth of endangered and threatened wildlife. WildScan now has more than 500 protected species in its database.
Today the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), in partnership with technology giants Cisco and Intel, announced the beginning of the final stage in the student competition to develop innovative technology solutions for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s World of Food Innovation Challenge.
WildScan, Southeast Asia’s application for species identification available on Android devices, can now be downloaded and used Apple devices in a move that can significant increase the reach of the tool across the region.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Regional Development Mission for Asia and its partners hosted the first green-Y summit, "Convening Green Minds: A Conversation about Climate," inviting speakers to inspire confidence in youth to take the lead in tackling the challenges of climate change.
Today the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Winrock International launched an innovation challenge to develop technological solutions and regional partnerships for smallholder farmers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal. The challenge will be open to companies and organizations from South and Southeast Asia and will focus on expanding proven, commercially viable technologies into new Asian markets.
Today, the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) and the U.S. Mission to ASEAN named its 2016-17 ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology (S&T) Fellows, recognizing 15 scientists from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam with a track record of achievements and the potential for significant contributions for science-based policy making in ASEAN.
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