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Deep Dive Session 4.1: Food Security Challenges and Solutions for the Pacific Countries

09:00 am - 10:30 am
Auditorium 4: Special Topic

This session diagnoses challenges countries are confronting today; identifies gaps and deficiencies in addressing food security issues in the Pacific; explores solutions in the short-, medium-, and long term; and elicits ADB 's role in addressing these challenges.

Moderator:

  • Jiangfeng Zhang, Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Sectors Group, ADB

Speaker: 

  • Steven Victor, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment, Republic of Palau

 Panelists:

  • Alisi Tuqa, Food Systems Program Lead, The Pacific Community 
  • Suzie Newman, Director, International Development, Plant & Food Research, New Zealand  
  • Liangzhi You, Senior Research Fellow, Foresight and Policy Modelling Unit, Department of Transformation Strategies

Speakers

Alisi Tuqa

Food Systems Program Lead

The Pacific Community

Jiangfeng Zhang

Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Sectors Group

Asian Development Bank

Liangzhi You

Senior Research Fellow

International Food Policy Research Institute

Steven Victor

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment

Palau

Suzie Newman

Director, International Development

New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd

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