International Atomic Energy Agency

Nuclear technologies provide competitive and often unique solutions to help fight hunger and malnutrition, improve environmental sustainability and ensure that food is safe. The IAEA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) work in partnership to help Member States use these technologies safely and appropriately. The IAEA is the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field.

Grain Pro

grain-toGrainPro provides post-harvest handling and storage solutions for agricultural commodities. Their drying and storage solutions use modified atmosphere that help reduce food losses and improve food quality by protecting agricultural products against insect infestation, mold growth, oxidation, and rancidity.

Geora

Geora’s open source technology bridges the gap between fundamental technical components and agri-supply chain participants, helping the community build digital solutions across different industries and use cases. They do this by making information about physical assets standardized and securely shareable between participants along the supply chain.

Eaglesensing

EagleSensing provides aerial analytical solutions for tropical agriculture. They develop solutions for crop management problems in large scale plantations, using proprietary software created to derive maximum value from aerial photographs and global positioning system data.

William Dar

Dr. William D. Dar is a champion of the poor especially the small farmers, fisherfolks and agripreneurs. His servant leadership, guided by solid and enunciated principles of food security, has bestowed laurels such as the “Lifetime Achievers Award” during the Asia Leaders Award 2020, “Lifetime Contributor Award” by the Asia CEO Awards, and “Presidential Award” accorded by the University of the Philippines Los Baños Alumni Association.

Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2019: Transformative Changes for Rural Prosperity and Nutritious Food

The Asia Pacific region has made significant progress in terms of reducing food insecurity. Despite the remarkable gains, the region is still faced with challenges such as the increasing demand, climate change, shrinking agriculture workforce, and unsustainable use of natural resources, among others. Promoting rural development is critical in helping solve food security issues and propelling economic development.

Jiangfeng Zhang

Jiangfeng Zhang is the Director of Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, Southeast Asia Department, concurrently Co-Chair, Environment Thematic Group, of Asian Development Bank (ADB). Since 2002 to date, he has been leading and supporting the development, design, and implementation of agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector projects covering countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Central and West Asia.