Asia-Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum 2022 | Asian Development Bank (ADB) | 21 March 2022 | Online

The overall food security situation remains a major concern in Asia and the Pacific, home to 60% of the world’s population. These can include innovative, nature-based, and integrated solutions not only to transform and build food system resilience, but also achieve a climate-smart and green rural recovery.

• Rethink the future of agriculture amidst complex and evolving challenges;
• Explore new research, innovations, and technologies that can help build nature-positive food systems; and
• Forge partnership and collaboration to mobilize finance for innovation, research, and business to promote food and nutrition security in the Asia and Pacific region.

Discussions focus on the future of food and agriculture; digital technologies for agriculture; pathways to sustainable and inclusive food systems; intersectoral approach to nutrition security; and financing green, resilient, and inclusive agriculture, and future, and other cross-cutting issues.

Target participants:
The forum provides a platform for the following stakeholders to participate in the discussions
• Government and intergovernmental organizations in the Asia and Pacific region;
• Multilateral development organizations;
• Civil society
• Private sector
• Farmers
• Youth
• Agripreneurs
• Academe
• Research and development community

2022 Speakers

Aziz Elbehri
Senior Economist, Stream Leader

Bruno Carrasco
Director General, Concurrently Chief Compliance Officer

Cao Duc Phat
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

Donal Brown
Associate Vice-President, Programme Management Department

Eva Lini Wollenberg
Research Professor, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources

Gretchen Daily
Bing Professor of Environmental Science, Stanford University

Louis Verchot
Principal Scientist and Leader of the Land Restoration Group, International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Mandana Arabi
Vice President, Nutrition International

Paul Teng Piang Siong
Managing Director & Dean, NIE International Pte Ltd

Qingfeng Zhang
Chief, Rural Development and Food Security

Roberta Casali
Vice-President Finance and Risk Management, Asian Development Bank

Scott Rozelle
Senior Fellow and the co-director, The Rural Education Action Program

Shenggen Fan
Chair Professor, China Agricultural University

Sungsup Ra
Chief Sector Officer, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department

William Chen
Director, Nanyang Technological University

William Dar
Secretary, Department of Agriculture Philippines

Yutaka Arai
Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture

Zafar Khashimov
Chief Executive Officer Korzinka Supermarket Chain, Uzbekistan

2022 Partners

• Rural Development and Food Security
• Thematic Group
• Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
• ADB