Building Balanced Food and Nutrition Security: A Case Study on Mongolia Read more about Building Balanced Food and Nutrition Security: A Case Study on Mongolia This presentation gives an overview of how COVID-19 contributed to food supply chain shocks and exacerbated the already volatile situation in Mongolia.
Natural Capital Investments and Green Agri-Business Development Read more about Natural Capital Investments and Green Agri-Business Development In this presentation, the speaker shared ADB's investments in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Food Security, and Climate Change. Innovative Natural Capital Financing Facility was also highlighted.
Remarks Read more about Remarks This presentation gives an overview of ADB's various support to ensure food security and sustainable food systems.
Towards Safe Food, Nutritious Diets, and Resilient Food Systems Read more about Towards Safe Food, Nutritious Diets, and Resilient Food Systems
Stefano Marta Keywords urban-rural linkages Urban Development urban agriculture Read more about Stefano Marta Stefano Marta works for the Cities, Urban Policies and Sustainable Development Division in the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities at the OECD. Stefano is currently coordinating the Programme “A Territorial Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals,” which support cities and regions in implementing the SDGs in various OECD and partner countries. Stefano also coordinated the OECD project on “Reshaping Decentralised Development Cooperation.”
Panel Discussion Read more about Panel Discussion 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 enabling them to find solutions to increase food system resilience, while maintaining environmental sustainability.
Keynote Address Read more about Keynote Address Alvaro Lario cited how IFAD helped farmers in transforming agriculture and help eradicate poverty through financing. He highlighted that investments are needed in small-scale agriculture as these create jobs and help reduce poverty and food insecurity. There is also the need for, stronger policy engagement, and improved strategic partnerships. He shared some of IFAD's work in helping smallholder farmers while partnering with NGOs and private sector.
World Bank: Scaling up Investments in Food Systems Transformation Read more about World Bank: Scaling up Investments in Food Systems Transformation Dina Umali-Deininger discussed the different challenges, opportunities, and visions for the food system in the East and Asia Pacific. She also shared World Bank’s vision for the food system to achieve a healthy economy, people, and planet; highlighted World Bank’s strong focus on enhancing climate co-benefits trends in agriculture as well as leveraging public-private partnerships; and described how COVID-19 impacted exposed the food system’s weakness and how it made things matter worse.
Dina Umali-Deininger Keywords food system agriculture food security food system transformation food system financing Read more about Dina Umali-Deininger Dina Umali-Deininger s the Agriculture Practice Manager, Sustainable Development, in the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank. She manages advisory activities and a lending portfolio focused on increasing agricultural productivity, linking farmers to markets and value chain development, and improving climate resilience through climate smart agriculture. Prior to joining the Africa Region, she was the Practice Manager for the Agriculture and Water Global Practices in the Europe and Central Asia Region. She has an M.A. and Ph.D.