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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Investment Requirements to Achieve Food Security in Asia and the Pacific in 2030

Co-Organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), IFPRI, and China Center for Agricultural Policy (CCAP), Peking University

Landmark Towers Hotel

8 North Dongsanhuan Road

Beijing, China

May 28, 2019

  • 9:00 – 2:00 pm (Asia/Shanghai)
  • 9:00 – 2:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 6:30 – 11:30 am (Asia/Kolkata)

Session 1. Opening Session and Research Presentations
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Opening/Welcome Remarks

  • Akmal Siddiq, Chief of Rural Development and Food Security (Agriculture), Thematic Group: Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • Jikun Huang, Vice-President, Jiangxi Agricultural University; Director, China Center for Agricultural Policy and New Rural Development, Peking University
  • Kevin Chen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Technical Assistance Project Overview

  • Abul Basher, Agriculture and Natural Resources Specialist and TA Project Officer, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Research Project Overview

Introduction of Experts

Application of Information and Communication Technologies in the Agriculture Sector of Rural China

  • Jikun Huang, Vice-President, Jiangxi Agricultural University; Director, China Center for Agricultural Policy and New Rural Development, Peking University

ADB project to promote ICT application in agriculture value chains

  • Jan Hinrichs, Senior Natural Resource Economist, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Projections of Food Supply and Demand and Investment Requirements for Food Security, China and Asia-Pacific Region

Session II. Open Discussion, Next Steps and Closing Remarks

Chair

  • Akmal Siddiq, Chief of Rural Development and Food Security (Agriculture), Thematic Group: Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Response and Open Forum

  • Lubiao Zhang, Director General, Agricultural Trade Promotion Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)
  • Chongjun Tan, Deputy Dean, AliResearch Institute, Alibaba Group
  • Paavo Eliste, Lead Agricultural Economist, The World Bank Group

Wrap-Up, Next Steps, and Closing Remarks

  • Mark Rosegrant, Research Fellow Emeritus, IFPRI
  • Wensheng Wang, Deputy Director General, Information Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA)
  • Abul Basher, Agriculture and Natural Resources Specialist and TA Project Officer, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Closing Remarks

  • Akmal Siddiq, Chief of Rural Development and Food Security (Agriculture), Thematic Group: Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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