The informal economy encompasses all economic activities carried out by workers and economic units that are either not covered or insufficiently covered by formal regulations, whether in law or practice. In many APO members, a significant proportion of workers and businesses operate within the informal sector. According to the 2024 APO report, Informality, Productivity, and […]
Social resilience is the ability of human communities to withstand external shocks, such as environmental variability or social, economic, or political upheaval, and to recover effectively from such disruptions (Adger, W. N., 2000). These upheavals affect all communities but in different ways. Extreme weather events and long-run climate change disproportionately affect the incomes of rural […]
Women are almost half of the agricultural workforce in developing countries. Based on a report by the UN World Food Program, it is estimated that 60% of people who are food insecure worldwide are women and girls. Inequality makes it harder to increase productivity and reduce poverty and hunger. It also undermines progress toward sustainable […]
Strengthening collaborations among COE and aligning them with the APO’s overarching strategy are essential for fulfilling the APO’s mission and vision. In 2024, the COE Program emphasized enhancing current COE performance and preparing them for the next stages of development in 2025. An assessment of COE, scheduled for the latter half of 2025, will yield […]
Achieving robust business growth requires enterprises to focus on productivity enhancement beyond labor. Focusing on inputs such as energy and resources combined with technology upgrading would result in better quality, increased profitability, and reduced impacts of industrial activity on the environment. The GP concept developed by the APO in 1992 through a six-step and 13-task […]
