For sustainable food security, value chains for food and agriculture must be strengthened in three areas:
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Productivity - Increase production and productivity of food commodities in a sustainable way
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Connectivity - Improve linkages between food producers and consumers
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Resilience - Enhance the resilience of social and ecological systems against the effects of climate change and food price volatility
Food security as a multi-sector challenge
The food security challenge is a broad concern that needs to be tackled in a multisectoral approach. The table below provides ADB's areas of operation for food security.
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Infrastructure |
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Water productivity (irrigation, drainage, and water storage)
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Access to public infrastructure services (rural roads, rural electrification, market infrastructure, and rural town development)
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Resilience against natural disasters (flood and drought risk management).
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Environment |
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Integrated water resources management
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Climate change mitigation and adaptation (biogas and/or rural renewable energy, and natural resource management)
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Regional cooperation and/or integration |
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Food and agriculture trade, and food safety and standards
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Regional emergency food reserve system
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Cross-border water resources management
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Regional disaster risk management
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Finance |
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Access to micro credit and rural finance services
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Rural enterprise development
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Resilience against emergencies (risk insurance and safety net)
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Education |
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Skills development (vocational training)
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Agriculture |
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Small farmers' access to markets (food and agricultural value chain facilitation)
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Agricultural research and dissemination of innovative knowledge and technology
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Health |
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Nutrition status of women, children, and the poor.
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Disaster and emergency assistance |
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Early warning and information systems.
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