Sessions Recording - M4D: AI-Powered Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, and Climate Resilience

[Recording] The session had a presentation highlighting the finalist AI-driven solutions from the joint Moonshots for Development (M4D) AI for Climate Resilience in Rural Areas Innovation Challenge. Following the presentation, the session delved into a vibrant panel discussion, and the floor opened for an engaging discussion involving the audience.

Sessions Recording: Building Programmatic Interventions - Theme Breakouts

The session included three thematic breakout sessions on developing a matrix of programmatic interventions. The breakout sessions were attended by ADB management and key government officials involved in project pipeline development, as well as private sector and development partners. This session was open to all the forum participants.

Sessions Recording: Strengthening Partnerships for Food Systems Transformation in Asia and the Pacific

[Recording] [Keynote] This session discussed the achievements and lessons learned from ADB’s operations in the AFNR sector, including Strategy 2030 OP5 and the $14 billion commitment to food security in September 2022. The session shared the takeaways from the IFI Global Forum for Food Systems Transformation and discussed the partnerships to accelerate food system transformation in Asia and the Pacific.

Sessions Recording: Public and Private Partnerships in Food Systems Transformation

[Recording] [Keynote] Along the food system were farmers, input suppliers, food processors, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, and many other players, including financial institutions, who were also involved in the system. This session focused on operational priorities to kindle and expand the opportunity to foster different forms of public-private partnerships in financing and managing food systems.

Puri Jyotsna

She leads the organization’s strategy work in IFAD’s key areas, targeting agriculture, climate, gender, nutrition, youth, and social inclusion as well as provides the vision for evidence-informed advice on programme designs and implementation, contributing to resource mobilization, and supporting IFAD’s global remit in providing state-of-the-art policy advice related to these topics.