Asia-Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2022: Battling Climate Change and Transforming Agri-food Systems

22 March 2022 to 24 March 2022

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its partners organized the Asia-Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum to bring together innovators, experts, and thought leaders to:

Present their ideas on rethinking the future of agriculture amidst complex and evolving challenges;
Explore new research, innovations, and technologies that can help build nature-positive food systems; and
Forge partnerships and collaborations which will mobilize finance for innovation, research, and business to promote food and nutrition security in the Asia and Pacific region

Asia Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2022: Teaser

Asia Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2022: Leaders Roundtable Teaser

Program and Learning Materials:

22 Mar 2022
23 Mar 2022
24 Mar 2022
25 Mar 2022

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
22 Mar 2022	Opening / Leaders’ Roundtable	The Future of Food and Agriculture [Opening][Backgrounder][
22 Mar 2022	Opening / Leaders’ Roundtable	Welcome Address	Qingfeng Zhang
22 Mar 2022	Opening / Leaders’ Roundtable	Opening Remarks Opening Remarks	Roberta Casali Donal Brown
22 Mar 2022	Opening / Leaders’ Roundtable	Panel Discussion	Shenggen Fan, Yutaka Arai, Cao Duc Phat
22 Mar 2022	Technical Session 1	Digital Technology for Agriculture [Backgrounder][Recording]The COVID-19 pandemic promoted ...
22 Mar 2022	Technical Session 1	Keynote Presentation This presentation gives an overview of the benefits of agrifood systems from digital technologies.	Paul Teng
22 Mar 2022	Technical Session 1	Panel Discussion	Vladimir Stankovic, Elliott Grant, Vikas Choudhary
22 Mar 2022	Technical Session 1	Revisit and Reflect for Revision: Experience Sharing, Voices from Development Practitioners, Startups, Farmers, and Youth	Don Tan, Otini Mpinganjira, Jawoo Koo, Takeshi Ueda
22 Mar 2022	Technical Session 1	Pinduoduo: Applying Digital Technologies for Agricultural and Rural Development This presentation gives an overview of how Pinduoduo Inc. applies digital technologies for agricultural and rural development.	Don Tan
22 Mar 2022	Technical Session 1	Implementation of a Mobile-based Customised Advisory Service for Farmers of Odisha, India This presentation gives an overview of the future plans of Precision Development (PxD) on how to implement the mobile-based customized advisory services...	Otini Mpinganjira
22 Mar 2022	Technical Session 1	Digital challenges: What it takes for decision makers to harness digital technologies for managing climate risks effectively This presentation gives an overview of the opportunities and challenges of the transition in digital technologies.	Jawoo Koo
22 Mar 2022	Technical Session 1	ICT Applications in Community-based Watershed Management in the Philippines This presentation gives an overview of the ICT applications experienced by the Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project (INREMP).	Takeshi Ueda
22 Mar 2022	Synthesis	Day 1 Activities and Sessions	Shingo Kimura, Navin Twarakavi

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
23 Mar 2022		Day 1 Recap	Md. Abul Basher
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 1	The Role of Education in Reducing Rural-Urban Divide [Recording]To avoid the middle-income trap, countries must move from a low-cost to ...
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 1	Remarks	Qingfeng Zhang
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 1	[Keynote Presentation] How Poor Levels of Human Capital Threaten the Rise of Asian Economies This presentation gives an overview of how education affects human capital and economic growthof a country.	Scott Rozelle
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 1	Panel Discussion	Clarissa Delgado, Md. Saidur Rahman, Meekyung Shin
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 1	On the Frontlines: The Perspective and Experience of Rural Teachers in the Philippines This presentation gives an overview of the current situation of education in rural areas in the Philippines and factors that need to be address to improve...	Clarissa Delgado
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 1	The Changes and Innovation on Rural Economy and How Education Can Contribute for New Changes in Rural Economy (from Bangladesh case) This presentation gives an overview of the rural-urbangap in education in Bangladesh and changes needed to increase rural economy.	Md. Saidur Rahman
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 1	Pursuing Universal Secondary Education and Economic Development: Republic of Korea This presentation gives an overview of Korea's support process in education to attain economic development.	Meekyung Shin
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 2	Urban/Controlled Environment Farming—New Window for Fresh and Nutritious Food [Recording]Urbanization has been rapidly increasing in Asia and the Pacific over the...
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 2	[Keynote Presentation] National Urban & Peri Urban Agriculture Program: Responses & Prospects amidst Challenges in Food Security	William Dar
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 2	Panel Discussion	Sairam Reddy Palicherla, Maria Tran, Gerald Glenn Panganiban
23 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 2	Nauru: Opportunity to Enhance Resilience and Adapt to Climate Change with a Holistic Approach This presentation gives an overview of the opportunity for Nauru to enhance resilience and adaptto climate change with a holistic approach.	Maria Tran
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 2	Pathways to Sustainable and Inclusive Food Systems [Backgrounder][Recording]...
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 2	Opening Remarks	Bruno Carrasco
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 2	Keynote Presentation	Louis Verchot
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 2	Panel Discussion	Samantha Hung, Jean Balie, Sudarshan Dutta
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 2	Gender equality, Women’s Empowerment and Food Systems This presentation gives an overview of women in food systems.	Samantha Hung
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 2	Revisit and Reflect for Revision: Sharing of Experiences, Voices from Development Practitioners, Farmers, Youth, and Women	Omer A. Zafar, Romina Cavatassi, Le Hoang Anh
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 2	Structural, Business, and Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Food Systems This presentation gives an overview of the different dimensions of sustainable food systems.	Omer A. Zafar
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 2	Rural Development Report 2021: Transforming Food Systems for Rural Prosperity This presentation gives an overview of transforming food systems for rural prosperity.	Romina Cavatassi
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 2	Low Carbon Value Chain Development in Viet Nam This presentation gives an overview of the development of the agricultural value chain in Viet Nam.	Le Hoang Anh
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 3	Intersectoral Approach to Nutrition Security [Backgrounder][Recording]One size ...
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 3	Keynote Presentation This presentation gives an overview of the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). And provides an overview of the systems...	Mandana Arabi
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 3	Panel Discussion	Ladda Mo-suwan, Britta Schumacher, Victor Ochieng Owino, Isaac Kofi Bimpong
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 3	Intersectoral approach to nutrition security: Thailand This presentation gives an overview of Thailand's approach to dealing with nutrition challenges.	Ladda Mo-suwan
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 3	Linking food systems, social protection and health to enable healthy diets and good nutrition for those who need it most in Asia Pacific Region This presentation gives an overview of enabling healthy diets and good nutrition in Asia.	Britta Schumacher
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 3	Contributing to evidence base for improved diet quality and nutrition security through isotopic and nuclear techniques This document gives an overview of the isotopic and nuclear techniques to improve diet quality and nutrition security.	Victor Ochieng Owino, Isaac Kofi Bimpong
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 3	Revisit and Reflect for Revision: Sharing of Experiences, Voices from Development Practitioners, Consumers, and Women	Kaz Maruyama, Jody Harris, Ahmed Umair,
23 Mar 2022	Technical Session 3	Affordable Nutrition at DSM This presentation gives an overview of the goal of DSM in the food system and nutrition security.	Kaz Maruyama
23 Mar 2022	Synthesis	Day 2 Activities and Sessions	Narayan Iyer, Kazuko Ogasahara

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
24 Mar 2022		Day 2 Recap	Sangjun Lee
24 Mar 2022	Special Session	COVID-19 Impacts on Food Systems [Recording]The subsequent disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to both local and international...
24 Mar 2022	Special Session	Keynote Presentation This presentation gives an overview of the food inflation and food insecurity impacts due to COVID-19.	Aziz Elbehri
24 Mar 2022	Special Session	Panel Discussion	Yasmin Siddiqi, Jalil Pirzada, PK Joshi
24 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 3	Alternative Proteins to Meet the Growing Demand [Recording]With the pace of global population growth and improvement of dietary habits in emerging...
24 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 3	Keynote Presentation This presentation gives an overview of the nutrition and food safety of plant-based alternative meats.	William Chen
24 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 3	Panel Discussion	Varun Deshpande, Neil Ian Lumanlan, Isabelle Decitre
24 Mar 2022	Deep Dive 3	Closing	Martin Lemoine
24 Mar 2022	Technical Session 4	Financing Green, Resilient and Inclusive Agriculture [Backgrounder][Recording]Financing...
24 Mar 2022	Technical Session 4	Keynote Presentation This presentation gives an overview of the gross ecosystem product.	Gretchen Daily
24 Mar 2022	Technical Session 4	Panel Discussion	Qingfeng Zhang, Piet van Asten, Joost Zuidberg
24 Mar 2022	Technical Session 4	Reflect and Rethink for Revision: Experience Sharing, Voices from Development Practitioners, Farmers, Youth, and Women	Kisa Mfalila, Stephen Hart, Arnaud Heckmann
24 Mar 2022	Knowledge Product Showcase	Knowledge Product Showcase [Recording]The forum showcased key knowledge products prepared by ADB on research findings and...
24 Mar 2022	Knowledge Product Showcase	Financing Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific This presentation gives an overview of the content of financing sustainable and resilient food systems in Asia and the pacific publication.	Shingo Kimura
24 Mar 2022	Knowledge Product Showcase	Cambodia Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Roadmap This presentation gives an overview of the content of Cambodia's agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector assessment, strategy, and...	Takeshi Ueda
24 Mar 2022	Closing	Actions and Recommendations / Closing Remarks and Future Direction [Recording]ADB and partners identified the Forum’s key takeaways and highlighted the next steps...
24 Mar 2022	Closing	Panel Discussion	Yasmin Siddiqi, Thomas Panella, Mukhtor Khamudkhanov, Martin Lemoine, Mio Oka, Jiangfeng Zhang,
24 Mar 2022	Closing	Closing Remarks	Sungsup Ra

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material
25 Mar 2022	Knowledge Products	Financing Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific
25 Mar 2022	Knowledge Products	Cambodia Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map
25 Mar 2022	Publications	Rural Development and Food Security Forum