Feeding the Future

One of the world’s great food-producing regions is also home to a population expected to reach about 773 million by 2050. Feeding a larger, more affluent Southeast Asia will place greater pressure on land, water, and food systems already constrained by climate change and underinvestment. How can technology and investment help Asia’s rice bowl produce more with fewer resources? And can the region strengthen its own food security while continuing to feed the world? Lensey Chen, Regional President APAC and SVP Food & Health Biosolutions, Novonesis Omi Dang, Chairlady, AgriS Binu Jacob, Chairman and Managing Director, Nestlé Vietnam Rubens Marques, Head of South & Southeast Asia & Global Head of Pulses, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) Derek Zhang, Executive Editor, Fortune China