The Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024, hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will take place from 9–12 April 2024 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, with a hybrid format.
This forum is a critical platform for addressing the escalating food crisis in the region and enhancing long-term food security by fortifying food systems against climate change and biodiversity loss.
Stakeholders from across Asia and the Pacific will gather to review ADB’s progress towards its $14 billion commitment to food security from 2022-2025 and discuss the bank’s future strategies in partnership with diverse stakeholders.
The forum aims to foster a shared understanding among policymakers of the challenges and opportunities in transforming food systems for sustainable futures.
It will highlight ADB’s operational performance in food security, confirm forward support programs, and strengthen partnerships for knowledge sharing and food system transformation. Participation is free, with pre-registration required for attendees.
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09:00 am – 10:30 am
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ADB Auditorium
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Addressing challenges to global food security, climate change, and biodiversity loss require coordinated efforts among stakeholders to deliver actions. The Leaders Forum builds a shared understanding of why it is necessary to make a fundamental shift in policymaking and investment priorities towards achieving sustainable and resilient agri-food systems. |
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11:15 am – 12:45 pm
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ADB Auditorium
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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. |
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02:00 pm – 03:30 pm
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ADB Auditorium
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The food security agenda is inherently related to climate change, natural resources, and ecosystems. The keynote presentation will illustrate case studies to highlight policy lessons of failing to maximize the nexus gains, followed by a panel discussion on ways and means to maximize climate-food-nature nexus gains. |
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03:30 pm – 04:00 pm
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Auditorium Hallway
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Signing ADB-CGIAR Partnership Agreement |
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09:00 am – 10:30 am
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ADB Auditorium |
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. |
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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ADB Auditorium |
This session will share major takeaways from the forum and discuss follow-up actions. |
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02:00 pm – 03:30 pm
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ADB Auditorium |
The session will include three thematic breakout sessions on developing a matrix of programmatic interventions, Breakout session will be attended by ADB management and key government officials involved in project pipeline development as well as private sector and development partners. This session is open to all the forum participants.
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09:00 am – 10:30 am
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Auditorium 1: Digitalization
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11:00 am – 12:30 pm
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Auditorium 2: Climate-Smart Agriculture
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02:00 pm – 03:30 pm
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Auditorium 2: Climate-Smart Agriculture
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02:00 pm – 03:30 pm
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Auditorium 4: Region / Country Focus
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09:00 am – 10:30 am
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Auditorium 1: Policy Reform and Regional Integration
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11:00 am – 12:30 pm
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Auditorium 2: Environmental Sustainability
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02:00 pm – 03:30 pm
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Auditorium 2: Environmental Sustainability
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02:00 pm – 03:30 pm
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Auditorium 1: Policy Reform and Regional Integration
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Header photo: A smallholder farm in the Philippines. Eduwiges S. Saway/World Agroforestry
