ADB-IFAD International Conference: Harnessing Digital Technologies and Experiences to Accelerate Agricultural and Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific

Digital innovations are already contributing to solve several challenges facing agriculture and rural economy. The future potential for such technologies to promote sustainable economic growth in agriculture has also been noted by numerous development agencies and researchers.

Toko Kato

Toko has over a decade of experience mainstreaming nutrition into agriculture and rural development investments across Asia and the Pacific. Her work focuses on integrating nutrition into policies, programs, and financing mechanisms, ensuring that food systems deliver not only productivity but also healthier diets and improved well-being.

Sara Guerrini

Sara Guerrini has over 20 years of experience in the sector of bioplastics for agricultural applications and their effects end of life in the environment, in the framework of circular bioeconomy. She started her career in Novamont as an agronomist, moving to marketing development and sales, and finally to advocacy. This position gives her the opportunity to join together with her technical background with the stakeholders engagement activities.

Altaf Iqbal

Dr. Altaf Iqbal is an economist with over 35 years of international consulting experience across diverse projects, including agriculture, water management, and infrastructure development. He has excelled in developing policies, conducting institutional reforms, and performing economic evaluations. His expertise extends to cost analysis, investment budgets, planning, training, feasibility studies, socio economic surveys, pricing models, and area development studies.