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Mechanization and Financing Can Extend Older Farmers’ Working Lives
Expanding financing, easing access to machinery and adapting training can support older farmers in Asia and the Pacific and keep them productive as the workforce continues to age.
Seeing the Unseen: The Power of Data in Poverty and Social Analysis
Poverty and social analysis blends numbers with narratives to ensure that projects reflect the experiences of people most in need. By combining rigorous data collection, ethical research, and local context, it transforms statistics into inclusive development solutions.
Unlocking India’s Manufacturing Potential by Removing Barriers for Women
Common barriers keep skilled women workers off the factory floor. Simple, proven fixes can bring millions of skilled workers through the factory gate, in India and throughout Asia and the Pacific.
How Asia’s Low-Cost Nutrition Programs Are Cutting Child Stunting
Child stunting rates are declining in many parts of Asia and the Pacific, driven by targeted nutrition, healthcare, and sanitation improvements. Continued progress depends on scaling up low-cost, proven solutions.
Food for Thought: Leveraging Social Protection to Combat Malnutrition
Poor nutrition quietly steals the future of millions of children across Asia and the Pacific, limiting brain development and lifelong potential. Targeted social protection programs can improve child growth, empower women, and generate long-term economic gains.
Unintended Consequences: Managing the Surprising Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfers
Conditional cash transfers provide immediate financial relief while fostering long-term investments in education and health, helping to break the cycle of poverty. Research reveals both intended and unintended effects that policymakers and project designers should consider.
Help Wanted: Better Jobs Amid Megatrends
Evolving megatrends like demographic shifts, climate change, and technological advances are prompting new thinking around how to unlock labor productivity. Their impacts on labor markets will depend on the policy choices governments make.
Asia and the Pacific Can Overcome Demographic Deficits Through Regional Migration Policies
As Asia and the Pacific transitions from demographic dividends to deficits, policies focusing on labor mobility and regional cooperation are essential. Investing in human capital and flexible migration policies can address workforce imbalances, ensuring continued economic growth and stability across the region.
Your Questions Answered: Is Asia and the Pacific Financially Prepared for an Aging Population?
ADB economists Donghyun Park, Aiko Kikkawa and Gemma Estrada answer questions on aging and economics in Asia and the Pacific.
How To Improve the Well-Being of Older People in Asia and the Pacific
The region’s rapidly aging population faces challenges related to lower incomes and accelerating demographic changes. Addressing health, economic security, and social engagement is crucial to improve the well-being of older persons.