Meekyung Shin

Meekyung Shin is Education Specialist at Education Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank. She is specialized in the innovation and internationalization of higher education. Before she joined ADB, she worked for higher education divisions in Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea as director or deputy director, including university students affairs, employment and startup support, graduate program (including law and medicine), university scholarship and loan.

Maria Tran

Maria is an engineer with over ten years' experience working with regional, rural, and vulnerable communities to access critical services such as water and sanitation. Her recent work in Nauru working in the water, sanitation, and solid waste management sectors particularly highlights the unique way in which these services can impact nutrition, agriculture, and climate-resilience. Maria has experiences in combining urban agriculture with water and sanitation solutions for the climate resilient and nutrition- smart recovery of Nauru.

Views from Developing Member Countries, Cooperatives, Traders, Modern WSM Operators, and Retailers

Perspectives on current systems and future of wholesale markets (WSM) are shared in this session, wherein stakeholders representing different players in the industry provide observations, highlights, and forecast for the future of WSMs. Recommendations of further developing and refining the system of WSMs for different countries and economies are also set in this panel discussion, such as on responsibilities of the government, management of operators, and significance of public-private collaboration concepts in ensuring supply and food security.

CMC and EWR in Pakistan

This presentation discusses how Collateral Management Company (CMC) Linkage works in Pakistan, along with its system of buyers, other key players, and components, as well as the concept of electronic warehouse receipt (EWR), a first-of-its-kind digital instrument in the country.

EBRD Experience with Wholesale Markets

Lessons learned and best practices of financed wholesale markets (WSM) in the 1990s are shared through this presentation by the Former Director of Agribusiness of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Advisor to ADB, Gilles Mettetal. Among the information noted in this presentation are on how WSM can bring important benefits to the food value chain and to the local economies, which can be achieved with minimal investments.

The Rungis Experience

Providing a background on the major role of wholesale markets in Europe, this presentation discusses how wholesale markets can play a key role in preventing future pandemics by consolidating and centralizing agricultural production for a region or country, and by demanding detailed information on the origin of the products. Through this presentation, Rungis International Market shared how a global network of modern wholesale markets can facilitate overall oversight, introduction of international hygiene standards, and cooperation based on the improved sharing of information.

The Italmercati Experience

Centering on the system of the Italian Wholesale Markets Network, the presentation notes how the network worked through the history and challenges of wholesale markets in the past, such as being located inside the cities, which cause high traffic congestion, no shared and recognized procedures for health and food safety, and considerable problems in dealing with wastes. These scenarios have prompted Italy to create a national plan in the 1990s for reorganizing wholesale markets, where the structure, services for distribution and sales, and responsibilities of stakeholders are discussed.

Wholesale Agricultural Markets: Innovations for a Competitive Future

Wholesale markets play a key role in the distribution of agricultural products while considering aggregation of commodities, price formation ad stabilization, quality assurance, diversified demand of consumers, food safety and promotion of farmers' income increase. However, wholesale markets have encountered various challenges more often influenced by global, regional and domestic factors.