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.
Claire Hamid is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School, where she earned a Master’s degree in Public Policy. Her career spans sectors and continents, including nonprofit development work in Honduras, Singapore, and Bangladesh, and legal and policy analysis in the United States. Claire has led initiatives advancing education, healthcare, and social well-being for underserved communities, and her work focuses on strengthening collaboration across public, private, and nonprofit institutions. She currently works in the public sector in the greater Boston area.
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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.
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