Climate Resilient Rice: More Crops per Drop

New rice varieties are being developed and water-saving cultivation technologies promoted to help feed Asia's growing populations. Read More

Thinking about Water Differently: Managing the Water–Food–Energy Nexus

Water must be recognized as an economic as well as a social good, as water security is crucial to the future of people, communities and nations across Asia and the Pacific region. Read More

Twin Threats Affect Asia’s Food Security

Many countries in Asia and the Pacific face the double burden of obesity and malnutrition, says a new ADB study. Read More

Empower Women and Feed the World

Giving women greater access to land and the tools of agriculture could mean up to 100 million fewer people living in hunger. 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

Focus Areas

Productivity
Connectivity
Resilience

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What's New

News | 25 Sep 2013
ADB $220 Million Loan to Help Uzbekistan Reduce Poverty and Boost Agriculture

Event | 9 Sep 2013 - 13 Sep 2013
CLMV Project Training Program on Agricultural Reforms and Productivity in CLMV Countries

Event | 21 Oct 2013
Seminar by Yasuyuki Sawada on Micro Impacts of Infrastructure in Facilitating Social Capital: Case Study of an Irrigation Project in Sri Lanka

News | 5 Sep 2013
Obesity, Malnutrition Pose Twin Threats to Asia-Pacific's Healthy Food Future

Event | 26 Aug 2013 - 30 Aug 2013
Workshop on Developing Farming Systems for Climate Change Mitigation

Publications

Sep 2013
Bilateral Trade and Food Security

Sep 2013
Safety Nets and Food Programs in Asia: A Comparative Perspective

Sep 2013
International Trade and Risk Sharing in the Global Rice Market: The Impact of Foreign and Domestic Supply Shocks


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