[Recording] This session diagnosed challenges countries were confronting at that time; identified gaps and deficiencies in addressing food security issues in the Pacific; explored solutions in the short, medium, and long term; and elicited ADB's role in addressing these challenges.

[Recording] This session shared insights on the approach used by ADB to mainstream climate change risk assessment to inform investments based on robust evidence of current and future climate risks and emphasized the integrated approach to developing climate resilience-focused and stakeholder-centric investment projects for the Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development (AFNR) sector.

[Recording] This session shared lessons and insights on horticultural development projects, horticultural standards, and wheat seed quality assurance from projects in Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Afghanistan.

[Recording] This session emphasized the importance of building strong partnerships between CGIAR, ASEAN, and various stakeholders. Building on the examples presented, it explored how science capacity and political will could be leveraged to create a resilient agri-food system, beyond pilots and projects, contributing to regional food and nutrition security.

[Recording] This session shared insights and experiences from East Asia in addressing rural challenges and examined how infrastructure construction, talent cultivation, environmental protection, living environment enhancement, and integrated rural-urban development affected this development.

[Recording] The session aimed to explore solutions that balanced the need for efficient residue management with environmental responsibility and fostered a collaborative approach toward sustainable agricultural practices.

[Recording] This deep dive session aimed to share knowledge about the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) method and discuss its integration into ADB projects.

[Recording] This session described several climate-smart agricultural solutions that were tested and applied in the field to reduce risks in farmers’ livelihoods and value chains at scale by managing and reducing the impact of variable weather and extreme events, particularly through enhanced digital services and innovative financial products.

[Recording] The session focused on challenges in Pakistan’s seed system and seed development and identified how Seeds Without Borders could assist the country’s efforts in expediting climate-change resilient seed development by researchers and distributors for vulnerable groups, such as smallholder farmers and women farm workers, through “Seeds Without Borders” cooperation.

[Recording] This session discussed various case studies on digital technologies and innovations in agriculture.