Virtual Conference on Linking Farmers to Markets: Barriers, Solutions, and Policy Options

Better access to domestic and international markets allows rural farmers to sell their products at higher prices, motivating them to increase the quantity, quality, and diversity of the goods they produce and sell more. Reliable market access is also beneficial to regional income growth, food security, and poverty and hunger alleviation.

Jaejak Nam

Dr. Nam Jae-jak worked as an agricultural environment researcher at the National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration(RDA) and later supported agricultural startups at the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency.  After working as an agricultural ODA expert at KOICA's Lao PDR office, he is currently the director of the Korea Precision Agriculture Research Institute and conducting research on Korea's smart agriculture and carbon neutrality policies.

Faisal Mueen Qamer

Faisal leads the food security and climate services related work at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). He is responsible for framing geospatial information based approaches to support decision making process in the agriculture sector and also contribute in capacity building through close engagement with local, national, and international partners. His work spans across ICIMOD’s eight regional member countries, with special focus in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.