Towards Safe Food, Nutritious Diets, and Resilient Food Systems
28 June 2021

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and with the participation of the World Vegetable Centre, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, private sector, and academia discussed concrete solutions and actions to mobilize financing of nature-positive solutions to promote safe food, nutritious diets, and resilient food systems, including innovative knowledge sharing and learning approaches, and natural capital financing.

The discussions were done in the context of shifts in dietary preferences to animal protein sources, feed-food competition and its threats to food and nutrition security, and increasing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production. ADB also shared its plan to establish the natural capital lab platform to attract public and private investments in natural capital in Asia and the Pacific region; explore and test nature-positive solutions; develop appropriate regulatory mechanisms, valuation tools, and accounting methodologies; and act as an enabler for blended financing.

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Session 1: Opening Remarks
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's various support to ensure food security and sustainable food systems.
Bambang Susantono
Session 1: Opening Remarks
This document gives an overview of some stories of IFAD and its work on sustainable food systems.
Alvaro Lario
Session 2: Towards Balanced, Healthy and Nutritious Food Building Balanced Food and Nutrition Security: A Case Study on Mongolia
This presentation gives an overview of how COVID-19 contributed to food supply chain shocks and exacerbated the already volatile situation in…
Pavit Ramachandran
Session 2: Towards Balanced, Healthy and Nutritious Food Panel Discussion
Session 3: Natural Capital Investments and Green Agri-Business Development Natural Capital Investments and Green Agri-Business Development
In this presentation, the speaker shared ADB's investments in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Food Security, and Climate Change. Innovative…
Qingfeng Zhang
Session 3: Natural Capital Investments and Green Agri-Business Development Panel Discussion
Session 4: Closing Remarks Jambaltseren Tumur-Uya, State Secretary of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia
Closing Remarks
Xiaohong Yang

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Qingfeng Zhang
  • Md. Abul Basher
  • Leah Arboleda

ADB Organizer/s

  • Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office
  • Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Topics

  • Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Regional Cooperation and Integration
  • Finance
  • Public-Private Partnership
  • Environment