Session 4: Strengthening Partnerships for Food Systems Transformation in Asia and the Pacific

This session discusses the achievement and lessons learned from the ADB’s operation in AFNR sector including Strategy 2030 OP5 and $14 billion commitment to food security in September 2022. The session shares the takeaways of IFI Global Forum for Food Systems Transformation and discusses the partnerships to accelerate the food system transformation in Asia and the Pacific.

Group Photo: Session Participants

Moderator:

• Albert F. Park, Chief Economist and Director General, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, ADB 

Keynote Presentations:

• James Catto, Director, Office of International Development Policy. U.S. Department of Treasury
• Qingfeng Zhang, Senior Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, ADB

Panelists:

• Yvonne Pinto, Director General, International Rice Research Institute
• Purvi Mehta, Senior Advisor, Global Growth and Opportunities, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Reehana Raza, Regional Director for the Asia and the Pacific Division, IFAD
• John Aylieff, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, WFP
• Animesh Shrivastava, Lead Agriculture Economist, Agriculture and Food Global Practice, East Asia, and Pacific Region, World Bank
• Elhadji Adama Toure, Program Manager, Global Agriculture and Food Security Program

Q&A