Session 1: Future of Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific

The session discusses a regional foresight study on future scenarios of food systems in Asia and the Pacific by 2050 to bring out policy and financing implications while highlighting sector and thematic priorities that should be incorporated in regional and national level food security planning.

Group Photo: Session Participants

Moderator:

• Emmanuel Jimenez, Director General, Independent Evaluation Department, ADB

Keynote Presentations:

• Alvaro Lario, President, IFAD
• Mark Rosegrant, Research Fellow Emeritus, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Panelists:

• Reehana Raza, Regional Director for the Asia and the Pacific Division, IFAD
• Cao Duc Phat, Chair of the IRRI Board of Trustees
• Shenggen Fan, Chair Professor, China Agricultural University, CGIAR System Board member
• Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean, ADB Institute
• Ramesh Subramaniam, Director General and Group Chief, Sectors Group, ADB

Q&A