Building Barriers against Floods in Tajikistan

Flood prevention infrastructure is helping provide a more secure base for rural livelihoods in Tajikistan. Read More

Reaping Larger Shares of the Crops for the Rural Poor

Agricultural value chains that involve smallholder farmers can help in the fight against rural poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Read More

Better Irrigation Boost Rice Yields in India

Once reliant solely on the annual monsoon, farmers in India are conserving water for irrigation and making it available year-round, allowing them to double-crop and improve livelihoods. Read More

In India, Communities Manage Water Resources, Empower Women

Associations that put Indian farmers in control of water for irrigation nearly foundered until an ADB-supported project stepped in. Read More

Responding to Asia’s Food Crisis

Two-thirds of the world’s one billion hungry reside in Asia and the Pacific and rising food prices are bringing the specter of food shortages and undernutrition to millions more of the region’s poor.

In response to this regional food crisis, ADB has shifted its strategic focus from agriculture to a comprehensive multi-sector food security engagement with the goal of curbing food insecurity, particularly among the poor and vulnerable.
 

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Key Statistics

925 million (2010)
people across the globe are undernourished

578 million (2010)
undernourished people live in Asia and the Pacific

$2 billion
is ADB's annual engagement for sustainable food security for 2010–2012