The Agricultural Development Act
This presentation gives an overview of the structure of the Agricultural Development Act.
Stakeholders Consultative Workshop on Corporate Farming Laws in Pakistan
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) is drafting a piece of legislation for corporate farming: (i) support corporate farming, (ii) corporateize smallholder farming, and (iii) contract farming. The draft laws would incorporate the best international practices and lessons learned to transform Pakistan’s agriculture.
Ahmed Umair
Umair is the CEO of Vital Agri Nutrients (VAN) which manufactures agri inputs and Vital Green pvt ltd (VG) which is an agri services company.
VAN is a leading producer of Value-added fertilizers / Slow-release fertilizers, Micronutrients, Soil amendments, Bio Fertilizers in Pakistan.
Closing Session
This session highlighted the opportunities for transformative changes in rural development and food security; how ADB's approach will adjust in the next 5 to 10 years; and how the technical revolution will affect farmer's access to financing.
Voices from the Field: Youth Perspectives
Youth and youth representatives present their views about farming and employment in rural areas. They share their aspirations and experiences to explain (i) what hindrances they face in taking up farming full-time, and (ii) what other nonfarm employment opportunities can be developed in rural areas.
Financing Agripreneurs and Rural Small and Medium-size Enterprise
Discussion in this session focuses on innovative financing mechanisms, including emerging ICT platforms and fintech, to extend credit and banking services to small and dispersed borrowers, i.e., agripreneurs and SMEs for farm and nonfarm operations in rural areas. The panelists explore how they see the future and what is required from the public sector in terms of enabling policies and creating a level playing field to foster and expand pro-farmer smart financing options and opportunities.
Dysfunctional Agriculture Markets and Malnutrition
This session discusses the impacts of dysfunctional agricultural markets on farmer profits, low farm productivity, bad food quality, high prices for consumers, and the devastating impact on malnutrition. Panelists and participants gave recommendations to improve policies and regulatory frameworks and to make key investments in market infrastructure and nutrition programs.
Farming Crisis
This session describes the current key challenges of farming and proposes transformative changes in policies and approaches for making farming profitable and gender-friendly, highly productive, and attractive to the youth in the region.
Safe, Nutritious, and Affordable Food for All: ADB Food Security Forum 2016 Discussions and Recommendations
In 2000, 617 million people in Asia and the Pacific were suffering from hunger.
Jit Kumar Yogi
Jit is a farmer inhabitant of Gulariya Municipality-4, Tulsipur, Bardiya, Nepal. She is the member of women managed local Community Forest User Group (CFUG). This CFUG has been managing a 1500-hectare evergreen forest in river basin flood and erosion prone area. She has served there as chairperson for 12 years when the whole country was at civil unrest.