Asian Development Bank president calls attention to nutrition issues in Asia
On 1 July, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva met with Takehiko Nakao, the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), to discuss ways to promote agricultural investment for food security and good nutrition. The ADB President explained how, despite the fact that overall poverty reduction in the Asian region is going well, “with absolute poverty below 1.25 dollars a day and absolute hunger becoming smaller," two thirds of the world’s hungry are still in Asia. “We still have many issues to face regarding food security,” he said. Nakao also expressed support for the high-level, intergovernmental Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2). “When we become richer and less hungry, we should devote more attention to good nutrition including minerals and vitamins,” he said.