Toward Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Toward Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific Yasuyuki Sawada emphasized that COVID-19 reversed the gain in food security, highlighting the need for developing Asia to build back the food system better to reduce hunger and malnutrition. He presented how digitalization and technology can facilitate a post-COVID-19 transition to resilient and efficient food supply chains through institutional and legislative forms and targeted support to poor and smallholder farmers. He also highlighted that digitalization can also help social protection programs for better food security.
Malavika Bambawale Keywords Malavika Bambawale Engie Impact clean energy smart cities climate change sustainable agriculture Read more about Malavika Bambawale Malavika leads Engie Impact’s work out of APAC, based out of Singapore. Malavika is a well regarded sustainability professional with over 20 years of experience, including projects in clean energy, smart cities, climate change, and sustainable agriculture. She has worked with the private sector, governments, and the development sector, both in the West (UK, Europe, and US) and in Asia (Southeast Asia, India).
Cherrys Abrigo Keywords agribusiness farming agriculture sustainable agriculture RDFS2019 RDFS 2019 speakers Read more about Cherrys Abrigo Cherrys is the Founder of Sierreza, the first zero-waste shop to open in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. She finished BS Chemical Engineering from UP Los Baños and MS Environmental Science from the University of Auckland. She earned her certificate in Organic Agriculture from the UP Open University.
Marco Silvestri Keywords sustainable agriculture environment rural and urban development climate change adaptation and mitigation Read more about Marco Silvestri Marco Silvestri is currently the Deputy Head of the Center for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), where he has worked since 2019, mainly on regional standards for testing of agricultural machinery, integrated management of crop residue, climate-smart mechanization solutions, gender mainstreaming and collaboration with other UN agencies in the UN Country Team in China, among others.
Jim Harkness Keywords agriculture sustainable agriculture Read more about Jim Harkness Jim Harkness has worked on agriculture, environment, and rural development in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) since the 1980s. He carried out field research and environmental education on behalf of the International Crane Foundation in the 1980s and early 1990s, including a year of field work in Tibet. He served as development and environment program officer for the Ford Foundation in Beijing from 1995–1999, providing grants for innovations and research on rural poverty alleviation and community-based natural resource management.
Sustainable Farming, Soft Commodities, Agro-Processing, and Food Industry Read more about Sustainable Farming, Soft Commodities, Agro-Processing, and Food Industry From environmental degradation to resource scarcity, the food production industry faces several major challenges. Immense innovation is needed to transform the entire agricultural sector and make it sustainable, while addressing food security. This session discusses a holistic cradle-to-grave vision for the industry based on greening agriculture, food manufacturing, and distribution.
ANJA GmBH Read more about ANJA GmBH Food systems are a vital component of sustainable development as highlighted in this presentation. The importance of using the One Planet Living sustainability approach in addressing global challenges is also discussed.
Mountain Hazelnuts and Natural Capital: Preserving Endangered Communities through Sustainable Agriculture Read more about Mountain Hazelnuts and Natural Capital: Preserving Endangered Communities through Sustainable Agriculture Using the Mountain Hazelnuts Group in Bhutan as a case study, this presentation focuses on the responsibility of multilateral agencies and the need to build business models that support and respect natural, human, and cultural systems.
Indonesia: Rising to the Challenge on Sanitation for Sustainable Human Settlements Read more about Indonesia: Rising to the Challenge on Sanitation for Sustainable Human Settlements Various challenges continue to impede the development of sanitation for sustainable human settlement in Indonesia. The support and participation of all stakeholders, particularly the community, are crucial to ensure the sustainability of sanitation development.