Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024
09 April 2024 to 12 April 2024
The Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024 was held on 9-12 April 2024 in Manila, Philippines to discuss actions to ease a worsening food crisis in the region, and to improve long-term food security by strengthening food systems against the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss among stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific.
The forum served as a milestone event to take stock of the interim performance of ADB’s commitment to provide at least $14 billion of own resources to support food security over 2022-2025, and to outline ADB’s forward program on food security in partnerships with a diversity of stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific.
The Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024 presented an opportunity for partners in both the public and private sectors to showcase their thought leadership and initiatives in building more sustainable and resilient food systems in the region for the future of climate, food, and nature. The forum also provided opportunities for engaging with policymakers, government officials, development practitioners, food system and climate change experts, and ADB staff to build strong partnerships in policies, project implementation, and research, to accelerate food systems transformation in Asia and the Pacific.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Apr 2024 | Opening Session | Leaders Forum | Masatsugu Asakawa, Shenggen Fan, Cindy McCain , Dongyu Qu, Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Steven Victor, Jo Swinnen, Jyotsna Puri, Farrah Barrios |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Session 1: Future of Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific | Emmanuel Jimenez | |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Session 1: Future of Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific | Alvaro Lario | |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Session 1: Future of Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific | Mark Rosegrant | |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Session 1: Future of Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific | Reehana Rifat Raza, Cao Đức Phát, Shenggen Fan, Tetsushi Sonobe | |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Session 2: Maximize Gains from Climate-Food-Nature Nexus | Keynote Presentation | Michael Kremer |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Session 2: Maximize Gains from Climate-Food-Nature Nexus | Keynote Presentation | Ismahane Elouafi |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Session 2: Maximize Gains from Climate-Food-Nature Nexus | Panel Discussion | Jyotsna Puri, Paul Winters, Eli Fenichel, Raquibul Amin, Yoko Watanabe, Thomas Panella |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Session 3: Public and Private Partnerships in Food Systems Transformation | Keynote Presentation | Ashok Gulati |
| 09 Apr 2024 | Session 3: Public and Private Partnerships in Food Systems Transformation | Panel Discussion | Shri Goverdhan Singh Rawat, V. Bruce J. Tolentino, Wei Xu, Anja Grote Westrick, Prasun Kumar Das |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2024 | Session 4: Strengthening Partnerships for Food Systems Transformation in Asia and the Pacific | Message | Fatima Yasmin |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Session 4: Strengthening Partnerships for Food Systems Transformation in Asia and the Pacific | Keynote Presentation | James Catto |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Session 4: Strengthening Partnerships for Food Systems Transformation in Asia and the Pacific | Keynote Presentation | Qingfeng Zhang |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Session 4: Strengthening Partnerships for Food Systems Transformation in Asia and the Pacific | Panel Discussion | Yvonne Pinto, Purvi Mehta, Reehana Raza, John Aylieff, Animesh Shrivastava, Elhadji Adama Toure |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Session 5: Summary and Highlights | Panel Discussion | Qingfeng Zhang, Jyotsna Puri, André Zandstra, Channing Arndt, Paul Winters, Keijiro Otsuka, Ma. Estrella Penunia |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Closing Session | Closing Remarks | Woochong Um |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts - Theme 1: Integrated River Basin Management and Coastal Resilience | Keynote Presentation | Panelists |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts: Theme 1: Integrated River Basin Management and Coastal Resilience | Panel Discussion | Lance Gore, Yasmin Siddiqi, Au Shion Yee, Jyotsna Puri, Bhaskar Saikia, Alisi Tuqa |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts - Theme 2: Greener Agrifood Value Chain Development – Synergize Public and Private Sector Interventions | Keynote Presentation | Sunae Kim |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts - Theme 2: Greener Agrifood Value Chain Development – Synergize Public and Private Sector Interventions | Panel Discussion | Takeshi Ueda, Neelam Patel, Stephanie Montgomery, Khulan Dashdavaa, Prasun Kumar Das, Arrey A. Perez, Kevin Chen |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts - Theme 3: Natural Capital Investment | Opening Remarks | Qingfeng Zhang |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts - Theme 3: Natural Capital Investment | Keynote Presentation | Steven Victor |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts - Theme 3: Natural Capital Investment | Keynote Presentation | Thomas Panella |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts - Theme 3: Natural Capital Investment | Panel Discussion | Xueliang Cai, Scott Roberts, Brett Sutton, Narayan Iyer, Duncan Lang, He Li, Hamish Reid, Steven Victor, Thomas Panella |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts - Theme 3: Natural Capital Investment | Wrap Up | Jiangfeng Zhang |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts - Theme 4: Nutrition: Bridging Food Security and Human Development | Keynote Presentation | Naoko Yamamoto |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Building Programmatic Interventions Theme Breakouts - Theme 4: Nutrition: Bridging Food Security and Human Development | Panel Discussion | Takashi Yamano, Yang Saing Koma, Abigail Perry, Manoj Kumar, Irina Zodrow, Bob Babajanian, Kazuko Ogasahara |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.1: Digitalization and Agriculture | Welcome Remarks | Tetsushi Sonobe, Dil B Rahut |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.1: Digitalization and Agriculture |
Rural and Agricultural Development in the Digital Age This presentation gives an overview ofICTs' impacts on rural and agricultural development. |
Wanglin Ma, Dil Rahut |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.1: Digitalization and Agriculture |
Data and Analysis Approaches to Inform Policy Dialogue in Data Scarce Countries This presentation gives an overview of innovative approaches to fill gaps indata scarce environments. |
Emily Schmidt |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.1: Digitalization and Agriculture |
Digital Dissemination of Accurate Weather Forecasts to Farmers This presentation gives an overview of how accurate weather forecasts can help address challenges of climate change, food security, and agriculture. |
Paul Winters |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.1: Digitalization and Agriculture |
Food Inflation and Food Insecurity in the CAREC Region: Evidence from ADBI Household Survey This presentation gives an overview of the results of the household survey on food inflation and food security in the CAREC region. |
Dina Azhgaliyeva |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.2: M4D: AI-Powered Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, and Climate Resilience | Opening Remarks | Jyotsna Puri |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.2: M4D: AI-Powered Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, and Climate Resilience | Yasmin Siddiqi | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.2: M4D: AI-Powered Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, and Climate Resilience | Gladys Herminia Morales Guevara | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.2: M4D: AI-Powered Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, and Climate Resilience |
Enabling Carbon Farming at Scale for Farmers and Pastoralist Across the Global South This presentation gives an overview of how Boomitra is restoring global soils and accelerating carbon removal on a planetary scale through their AI and... |
Anirudh Keny |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.2: M4D: AI-Powered Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, and Climate Resilience |
Farmer Lifeline Technologies This presentation gives an overview of how Farmer Lifeline Technologies addressed yields through their solar-powered crop pests and pathogens as detection... |
Esther Kimani |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.2: M4D: AI-Powered Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, and Climate Resilience |
Moonshots4dev: AI for Climate Resilience in Rural Areas This presentation gives an overview of how Viamo increases access for farmers to key agriculture information directly through their mobile handsets. |
Kaiyan Yousaf |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.2: M4D: AI-Powered Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, and Climate Resilience |
Agpreneur This presentation gives an overview of how Agpreneur pioneers an agritech platform dedicated to empowering smallholder farmers in aquaculture and horticulture... |
Michael Iyanro |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.3: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies |
New Zealand: Projecting Livestock Health in the Face of Climate Change and the AI-powered Database ‘CliZod’ This presentation gives an overview of case studies on how AI can help in projecting livestock health against climate change in New Zealand. |
Masako Wada |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.3: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies |
People's Republic of China: Practices of Ele.me in Food Supply Chain Management This presentation gives an overview of.me Instant E-Commerce and how it focuses on reducing food waste and protecting biodiversity through its Green Practices... |
Shuixian Xiao |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.3: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies |
Lao PDR: Utilizing Digital Technology to Broaden the Scope of Forest Conservation Efforts This presentation gives an overview of the OLDMS as a flexible system for timely monitoring and response to logging and degradation events for a range... |
Phetsoulaphonh Choulatida |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.3: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies |
Tajikistan: From Pasture to Pixels: Empowering Livestock Farmers through Digital Innovation This presentation gives an overview of the vital role of animal husbandry in Tajikistan and how to better pasture management and livestock tracking. |
Matthias Leitner |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.3: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies |
Nepal: Innovative Groundwater Irrigation Management This presentation gives an overview of the innovative groundwater irrigation management in Nepal through the use of the Mechanized Irrigation Innovation... |
Churna W ali |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.3: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies |
India: Crop Response to Changing Climatic Conditions This presentation gives an overview of how satellite measurements can assist to detect resilient cropping systems in India. |
Wim Bastiaanssen |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.4: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies | Papua New Guinea | Regina Nukundj |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.4: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies | Paolo Manunta | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.4: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies | Annelies Deuss | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.4: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies | India | Prakash Jayaram |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 1.4: Regional/Country Digital Sessions & Case Studies | Bertram D’souza | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.1: Accelerating Climate Smart Seed Development through “Seeds Without Borders” Regional Collaboration | Ghulam Muhammad Ali | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.1: Accelerating Climate Smart Seed Development through “Seeds Without Borders” Regional Collaboration | Imtiaz Hussain | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.1: Accelerating Climate Smart Seed Development through “Seeds Without Borders” Regional Collaboration | Iqrar Ahmad Khan | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.1: Accelerating Climate Smart Seed Development through “Seeds Without Borders” Regional Collaboration |
Seed Without Border Overview This presentation provides an overview of the Seeds Without Border program--how it started and the ways forward. |
Jongsoo Shin |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.1: Accelerating Climate Smart Seed Development through “Seeds Without Borders” Regional Collaboration | Krishna Dev Joshi | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.2: Building Systemic Resilience Against Climate Variability and Extremes | Jon Hellin | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.2: Building Systemic Resilience Against Climate Variability and Extremes | Alice Laborte | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.2: Building Systemic Resilience Against Climate Variability and Extremes | Liangzhi You | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.2: Building Systemic Resilience Against Climate Variability and Extremes | Yating Ru | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.2: Building Systemic Resilience Against Climate Variability and Extremes | Dongmei Guo | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.3: Food Security with Low-Carbon Rice in Asia: Government Pilot Projects | Presentation | Jongsoo Shin |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.3: Food Security with Low-Carbon Rice in Asia: Government Pilot Projects | Panel Discussion | Tran Van The, Muhammad Abdus Salam, Malik Muhammad Akram, Ando Radanielson, Hiz Jamali, Asad Ali Zafar |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.4: Private Sector Initiatives on Biomass Management and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture | Presentation | Michael Ardieta |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.4: Private Sector Initiatives on Biomass Management and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture | Presentation | Xianshun Sun |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.4: Private Sector Initiatives on Biomass Management and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture | Shahid Tarer | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.4: Private Sector Initiatives on Biomass Management and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture | Shohei Takeuchi | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 2.4: Private Sector Initiatives on Biomass Management and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture | Akihikko Kosugi | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.1: Rural Vitalization: Lessons from East Asia | Kevin Chen | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.1: Rural Vitalization: Lessons from East Asia | Keijiro Otsuka | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.1: Rural Vitalization: Lessons from East Asia | Il Jeong Jeong | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.1: Rural Vitalization: Lessons from East Asia | Chen Ji | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.2: Food and Nutrition Security: Unveiling Innovations and Building Partnerships for Sustainable ASEAN Agri-Food Systems | Keynote | Jongsoo Shin |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.2: Food and Nutrition Security: Unveiling Innovations and Building Partnerships for Sustainable ASEAN Agri-Food Systems | Kevin Chen | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.2: Food and Nutrition Security: Unveiling Innovations and Building Partnerships for Sustainable ASEAN Agri-Food Systems | Kazuki Saito | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.2: Food and Nutrition Security: Unveiling Innovations and Building Partnerships for Sustainable ASEAN Agri-Food Systems | Tuyen Huynh | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.2: Food and Nutrition Security: Unveiling Innovations and Building Partnerships for Sustainable ASEAN Agri-Food Systems | Panel Discussion | Pedcris Orencio, Margaret Yoovatana, Bui My Binh |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.3: Lessons and Insights about How Improved Food Security and Horticultural Standards Can Lift Incomes Across Asian Value Chains | Stephanie Montgomery | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.3: Lessons and Insights about How Improved Food Security and Horticultural Standards Can Lift Incomes Across Asian Value Chains | Suzie Newman | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.3: Lessons and Insights about How Improved Food Security and Horticultural Standards Can Lift Incomes Across Asian Value Chains | Angus Davidson | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.4: Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Investment Projects to Support Food Security | Opening Remarks | Yasmin Siddiqi |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Presentations | Kathleen Coballes, Matthias Leitner, Hiz Jamali, Leo Kris Palao | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 3.4: Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Investment Projects to Support Food Security | Closing Remarks | Xiaohong Yang |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.1: Pacific Region – Food Security Challenges and Solutions for the Pacific Countries | Opening Remarks | Leah Gutierrez |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.1: Pacific Region – Food Security Challenges and Solutions for the Pacific Countries | Keynote Presentation | Steven Victor |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.1: Pacific Region – Food Security Challenges and Solutions for the Pacific Countries | Panel Discussion | Misbil Garalom, Alisi Tuqa, Xiangjun Yao, Fiona Lynn, Suzie Newman, Liangzhi You |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.2: Is IFIs’ financing at the scale and scope needed to support countries most in need transition to high performing food systems? |
Tracking Financial Flows to Food Systems This presentation describes the financial flows to food systems as well as the scale and scope needed to help countries transition to high-performing ... |
Stefanos Fotiou |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.2: Is IFIs’ financing at the scale and scope needed to support countries most in need transition to high performing food systems? | Tracking Financial Flows to Food Systems | Nadine Gbossa, Christopher Brett, Shenggen Fan, Qingfeng Zhang, Jo Puri |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.3: Establishing Global Hi-Tech Climate-Smart Agricultural Research Network |
Global High-Tech Agricultural University Network (GHAN): Current Status and Future Prospects This presentation looks into the trends and opportunities relevant to the Global High-Tech Agricultural University Network. |
Suk-Ha Lee |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.4: Supporting Food System Transformation through Strategic Philanthropy and Partnerships | Francesco Valente | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.4: Supporting Food System Transformation through Strategic Philanthropy and Partnerships | Amy Chua | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.4: Supporting Food System Transformation through Strategic Philanthropy and Partnerships | Benedict Cheong | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.4: Supporting Food System Transformation through Strategic Philanthropy and Partnerships | Muneer Hinay | |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Deep Dive Session 4.4: Supporting Food System Transformation through Strategic Philanthropy and Partnerships | Gisela Tiongson |