ADB-IFAD International Conference: Harnessing Digital Technologies and Experiences to Accelerate Agricultural and Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific

Digital innovations are already contributing to solve several challenges facing agriculture and rural economy. The future potential for such technologies to promote sustainable economic growth in agriculture has also been noted by numerous development agencies and researchers.

Toko Kato

Toko has over a decade of experience mainstreaming nutrition into agriculture and rural development investments across Asia and the Pacific. Her work focuses on integrating nutrition into policies, programs, and financing mechanisms, ensuring that food systems deliver not only productivity but also healthier diets and improved well-being.

Wim Bastiaanssen

Wim Bastiaanssen is an expert in satellite measurements of land, water, and atmospheric processes. He specializes in agricultural water management. His interest is in the computation of bio-physical processes in the crop environment including irrigation scheduling, crop production, and soil carbon processes using satellite measurements. Wim is the original developer of the SEBAL and ETLook energy balance models, and these models are applied globally by academia and the private sector.