The Asian Development Bank has approved a regional technical assistance grant worth USD4 million to finance a study on sustainable food and nutrition security in Asia.
The initiative, which is due to be completed by December 2012, will explore how Asian nations can address rice yield gaps, water use problems, fragmented food supply chains and underinvestment in agricultural research.
“This regional initiative will seek to find ways to boost food productivity, to develop more integrated supply chains and to raise awareness about agricultural research and development,” said Lourdes Adriano, principal agriculture sector specialist in ADB’s regional and sustainable development department, in a news release.
