Fiji, May 5 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will prioritise food and nutrition security for its 69 member countries, pledging an additional USD$26 billion for the next four years.

This is in addition to US$14 billion first committed in 2022 until 2025. Of that amount, USD$11 billion has already been delivered to member countries.

ADB recognises that the food and agriculture sector offer enormous potential. It employs 40 percent of the Asia Pacific region's workforce and occupies half of all habitable land.

Speaking to journalists in Milan, ADB President Masato Kanda explained the idea behind transforming food systems in the Asia Pacific region was to support countries alleviate hunger, improve diets, and protect the natural environ...