Toward Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific

Event: Financing Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific

Toward Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific

16 March 2021

Author / Speaker:

Yasuyuki Sawada, ADB - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Yasuyuki Sawada emphasized that COVID-19 reversed the gain in food security, highlighting the need for developing Asia to build back the food system better to reduce hunger and malnutrition. He presented how digitalization and technology can facilitate a post-COVID-19 transition to resilient and efficient food supply chains through institutional and legislative forms and targeted support to poor and smallholder farmers. He also highlighted that digitalization can also help social protection programs for better food security.

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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