Crown Prince of Brunei

Asia-Pacific ministers convened at the FAO's regional conference on April 23 to strengthen food security across the region housing over half the world's population, addressing climate pressures, supply chain vulnerabilities, and geopolitical risks while prioritizing smallholder farmers' access to technology and markets.

FAO senior officials convened in Brunei to address Asia-Pacific's escalating food insecurity, where 285 million undernourished people and nearly one billion facing food insecurity prompted urgent calls for regional cooperation and agrifood system transformation amid geopolitical and climate crises.