Press Releases

Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 6:30am

BANGKOK — Under the Feed the Future initiative in Asia, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is building a diverse regional agricultural innovation community to test, adapt and share the latest practices and technologies with smallholder farmers in South and Southeast Asia’s emerging markets, with a focus on Bangladesh, Cambodia and Nepal.

On September 13 and14, 2017, this community came together in Bangkok at the Tech4Farmers Asia Challenge 2.0 event to explore issues that impact agricultural innovations reaching smallholder famers. This event focused on exploring ways to increase access to markets, identifying opportunities for finance and investment and highlighting efforts aimed at improving the enabling environment.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - 4:15am

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).

USAID supports innovative farming techniques for trainers from Nepal as part of this Feed the Future program.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 3:45am

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.

Nine Finalists Announced in ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women on Energy Research
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 2:00am

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.

USAID and partner, Freeland, launch Wildscan App in Jakarta.
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 4:00am

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.

USAID and YSEALI Promote Youth Innovation to Tackle ASEAN Food Security
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 3:15am

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.

Thai law enforcement officials use WildScan to identify an endangered cockatoo during a recent training exercise.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 5:15am

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.

Celebrities, Experts Join USAID’s First green-Y Summit Convening Green Minds: A Conversation about Climate
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 4:00am

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.

Feed the Future through USAID and Winrock International Launch Innovation Challenge to Bring New Technologies to Smallholder Far
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 12:00am

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.

Ambassador Nina Hachigan and the 2016-17 ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology Fellows
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 11:30am

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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