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SE 9.3 ASEAN CGIAR Regional Program (closed session with partners) 

02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Innovation Hub

This session convenes stakeholders from the Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program to review achievements, distill lessons learned, and chart next steps for advancing regenerative food systems across ASEAN. It will highlight results and scaling insights from innovation interventions, explore alignment with the ADB–CGIAR Clearinghouse, and identify opportunities for regional collaboration and ADB engagement to expand impact beyond 2026. 

Welcome Remarks and Introduction of the Session
Kazuki Saito, ASEAN-CGIAR Program Director; Senior Scientist II – Cropping system agronomy and climate change, IRRI

Presentations: Intervention Package Reflections: Results, Lessons, and Scaling Readiness

  • IP 1: Regenerative Agriculture/Aquaculture Practices and Judicious Agrochemical Use 
    Eddie Allison, WorldFish
  • IP 2: Climate Neutrality and Circular Agriculture 
    Kazuki Saito, IRRI
  • IP 3: Enhancing ASEAN Agrobiodiversity Use and Landscape Biodiversity 
    Quennie Rizaldo, WorldFish
  • IP 4: Enhancing Value Chains and Regional Trade 
    Kevin Chen, IFPRI
  • IP 5: Transboundary Pests and Diseases 
    Hung Nguyen, ILRI
  • IP 6: Private Sector Investment and Sustainable Financing 
    Dharani Burra, Alliance
  • IP 7: Farmer-Led Irrigation for Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems 
    Paul Pavelic, IWMI
  • IP 8: Food Systems Transformation for More Nutritious and Healthy Diets 
    Tuyen Thi Thanh Huynh, Alliance
  • Cross-cutting: Gender 
    Hom Gartaula, IRRI
  • IP 1+: From innovation to impact: scaling regenerative agriculture 
    Eddie Allison, WorldFish

Regional Reflections and Scaling Perspectives
Takashi Yamano, ADB
Other participants

Speakers

  • Edward Allison

    Principal Scientist

    WorldFish

  • Kazuki Saito

    ASEAN-CGIAR Program Director; Senior Scientist II – Cropping system agronomy and climate change

    International Rice Research Institute

  • Kevin Chen

    Senior Research Fellow

    International Food Policy Research Institute

  • Stephan Weise

    Co-Director; Asia Managing Director

    ASEAN - CGIAR Program; Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

  • Takashi Yamano

    Principal Economist, ADB Economic Analysis and Operational Support Division, Economic Research and Development Impact Department

    Asian Development Bank

  • Tuyen Thi Thanh Huynh

    Research Team Leader for the Food Environment and Consumer Behavior in Asia

    Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

  • Xi Cao

    Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, SD2-AFNR, ADB

    Asian Development Bank