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- ADB Surpasses $14 Billion Food Security Commitment, Expands Food System Support (ADB.org)
- Asia is fighting malnutrition by turbocharging fortified rice production (Devex)
- Devex Dish: The rice is right — after some slight modifications (Devex)
- ADB President Welcomes Bhutan Prime Minister, Reaffirms Support for Sustainable Growth (ADB.org)
- Agriculture investment target set at P1 billion (BusinessWorld)
- Agriculture investment forum seeks P1 billion private funds (msn.com/PhilStar Global)
- Philippines targets ₱1 billion in farm investments via global forum (Manila Bulletin)
- DA eyes P1-B boost from agrifood investment forum (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- ADB to Support Modernisation of Market Committees and ‘MAGNET’ Project; Minister Rawal’s Manila Visit Productive (Maverick News, India)
- Phl seeks funding for agrifood system (Philippine Star)
- ADB Exceeds $14 Bln Food Security Goal, Plans $40 Bln Push By 2030 (MENAFN, Jordan)
- Bridging science, capital, and partnerships to transform Asia’s agrifood systems (IRRI)
- In the Philippines, FAO Director-General addresses high-level Asian Development Bank event, showcases AI tools and visits fishing villages and ecotourism site (FAO.org)
- FAO DG QU Dongyu bilateral meeting with ADB President Masato Kanda during the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026 (FAO.org)
- FAO DG QU Dongyu bilateral meeting with ADB VP Yingming Yang during the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026 (FAO.org)
- Maharashtra seeks ADB support for APMC modernization (The Times of India)
- WFP and ADB Forge Strategic Partnership to Transform Food Systems in Asia-Pacific (WFP)
- WFP, ADB forge strategic partnership to transform food systems in Asia-Pacific (The Manila Times)
- ADB commits to $40-B food systems financing (Daily Tribune)
- Philippines pitches agriculture as bankable investment sector at ADB forum (DA.gov.ph)
- ADB Surpasses $14 Billion Food Security Commitment, Expands Food System Support (Orissa Diary, India)
- ADB beats $14-B food security target, ramps up 2026–2030 funding (InsiderPH)
- Agriculture investment forum seeks P1 billion private funds (The Philippine Star)
- DA seeks P1-b farm investments (Manila Standard)
- DA seeks ₱1-B private sector investments to boost exports (Business Mirror)
- DA eyes P1B worth of investments in farming, fisheries in global agri forum next month (Malaya Business Insight)
- WFP and ADB Forge Strategic Partnership to Transform Food Systems in Asia-Pacific (Public)
- ADB and WFP Launch Food Systems Partnership in Asia-Pacific (fundsforNGOs)
- DA seeks accelerated investments in farm infra through FAO (Malaya Business Insight)
DA eyes P50 per kg. rice price cap to curb profiteering (Manila Standard)
DA seeks P1 billion in farm investment through FAO, ADB tie-up (Manila Standard)
DA eyes P1B investment from forum(MSN Philippines)
DA eyes P1-B boost from agrifood investment forum (MSN Philippines)
PHL seeks funding for agrifood system (MSN Philippines)
Prolonged war threatens Philippine food supply (MSN Philippines)
PH pitches agriculture as bankable investment sector at ADB forum (Philippine News Agency)
Energy, fertilizer cost spikes imperil food systems (Business Mirror)
PHL wants to buy fertilizer from Russia, Belarus (Business Mirror)
- ADB holds AsPac food systems forum (The Philippine Star)
Agri dept mulls price cap on rice (ABS-CBN)
- ADB gets moving on its $40B commitment to food systems (Devex)
- Devex Dish: How the Iran war could trigger a global food crisis (Devex)
WFP and ADB sign cooperation agreement to address food insecurity across Asia-Pacific (DevelopmentAid, Cyprus)
Asian Development Bank surpasses $14 billion food security commitment, expands food system support (DevelopmentAid, Cyprus)
ADB Surpasses $14 Billion Food Security Commitment to Transform Asia’s Food Systems (Devdiscourse, India)
ADB Surpasses $14 Billion Food Security Commitment, Expands Food System Support< (AsiaToday.id, Indonesia)
ADB surpasses $14 billion food security commitment, expands food system support (Kazinform, Kazakhstan)
ADB Surpasses $14 Billion Food Security Commitment, Expands Food System Support (NUFFOODS Spectrum ASIA, Singapore)
ADB Exceeds $14 Bln Food Security Goal, Plans $40 Bln Push By 2030 (The Middle East North Africa Financial Network, United Arab Emirates
ADB gets moving on its $40B commitment to food systems (NewsBreak, United States)
Philippines targets ₱1 billion in farm investments via global forum (Red Shift Daily, United States)
- ADB Support for Food Security to Reach $40 Billion by 2030 (ADB.org)
- ADB Plans $14 Billion to Ease Food Crisis, Promote Long-Term Food Security in Asia and the Pacific (ADB.org)
- ADB Raises 2019–2030 Climate Finance Ambition to $100 Billion (ADB.org)
Social Media
- CGIAR is at the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026 in Manila (LinkedIn)
- Timor-Leste Leadership at the Food Systems Forum (Facebook)
- ADB is opening a new chapter for food systems in Asia and the Pacific (Facebook, video)
- WFP and the Asian Development Bank have struck a major cooperation deal to transform food systems across Asia-Pacific (X)
- A new partnership with impact! (LinkedIn)
- ADB Surpasses $14 Billion Food Security Commitment, Expands Food System Support (LinkedIn)
- Theme at ADB today: food security = water security = systems approach on both with links to urban infrastructure/ services and nutrition (LinkedIn)
- Signing of two cooperation agreements: between ADB and the WFP, and between ADB and Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (X)
- Conversations on agriculture, food security, and systems transformation take center stage (LinkedIn)
- DA eyes P1-B boost from agrifood investment forum (Facebook)
Related Resources
- Food Systems Transformation for a Sustainable Future Statement by Dr. QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General (FAO.org)
- Women Transforming Food Systems (ADB.org)
Blogs
- Clean and Healthy Rivers are the Key to Transformation of Asia’s Food Systems (March 2026)
- Rice, Rivers, and Resilience: How Smarter Farming Can Secure Asia’s Food Future (May 2025)
- How Asia Can Revolutionize Its Food Systems—Before It’s Too Late (May 2025)
- Five Pathways to Transform Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific (Apr 2024)
- Confronting Asia’s Triple Threat: Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, Food Insecurity (Sep 2022)
- Short and Long-Term Actions Needed to Help Asia and the Pacific Beat the Global Food Crisis (Aug 2022)
Publications
- The Future of Food and Agriculture: Scenarios of Increased Public Investments and Policy Reforms for Asia and the Pacific (Dec 2025)
- Investing in Nature, Building Water and Food Resilience, and Revitalizing Rural Economies: Operational Approach for Food Systems Transformation in Asia and the Pacific (2026–2030) (Oct 2025)
- Food Inflation, Food Security, and Recovery from Learning Loss: Evidence from Developing Asia (Sep 2025)
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