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The Italmercati Experience

20 April 2021
Centering on the system of the Italian Wholesale Markets Network, the presentation notes how the network worked through the history and challenges of wholesale markets in the past, such as being located inside the cities, which cause high traffic congestion, no shared and recognized procedures for…

The Rungis Experience

20 April 2021
Providing a background on the major role of wholesale markets in Europe, this presentation discusses how wholesale markets can play a key role in preventing future pandemics by consolidating and centralizing agricultural production for a region or country, and by demanding detailed information on…

CMC and EWR in Pakistan

20 April 2021
This presentation discusses how Collateral Management Company (CMC) Linkage works in Pakistan, along with its system of buyers, other key players, and components, as well as the concept of electronic warehouse receipt (EWR), a first-of-its-kind digital instrument in the country.

Views from Developing Member Countries, Cooperatives, Traders, Modern WSM Operators, and Retailers

20 April 2021
Perspectives on current systems and future of wholesale markets (WSM) are shared in this session, wherein stakeholders representing different players in the industry provide observations, highlights, and forecast for the future of WSMs. Recommendations of further developing and refining the system…

Climate Strategies for Sanitation: Unpacking Resilience

12 April 2021

Panel Discussion

30 March 2021
Lee Ann Jackson shared the need for policy dialogues, data and evidence, and institutional reforms to transform food systems. She cited OECD's work to improve messages on food security, environmental sustainability, and policy interventions so these help policy makers better informed thereby…

Closing Remarks

30 March 2021
Suzanne Gaboury emphasized that public and private sectors must work together to build a resilient and sustainable food system. Under the guiding principle of the One ADB approach taken on by many projects, public sector and private sector teams have been working together to build end hunger and…

Panel Discussion

24 March 2021
Yongping Zhai and Preety Bhandari emphasized that while institutions such as ADB can help mobilize financing towards low carbon and climate resilient development, the bulk of climate financing originates in countries where they are deployed. Ultimately, the greater role will lie on governments in…

Natural Capital: Investing in Nature, Investing in People

24 March 2021
In his presentation, Arthur Hanson highlights the mutually reinforcing co-benefits and synergies between food and ecological climate security where projects must be nature-positive, carbon-neutral towards integrated rural development.

2060 Carbon Neutrality and China’s Food Systems

24 March 2021
In his presentation, Kevin Chen cited options to achieve 2060 carbon neutrality while ensuring food security: improve crop technologies (increase yields, improve fertilizer use efficiency); improve livestock technologies (reduce GHG emissions, improve forage use efficiency; reduce food waste and…