Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Office, ADB 

Shingo is leading ADB’s Sustainable Rice Program in Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development (AFNR) Sector as a part of ADB’s corporate initiative on food systems transformation. Previously, He was in ADB’s East Asia Department where he processed and administered ADB’s loan and technical assistance projects on agriculture and rural development program in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. Prior to joining ADB in 2019, he was Economist and Agricultural Policy Analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. He also served at Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan in Tokyo, responsible for policy planning and implementation in the areas of rural development, farmland regulations and food safety. Shingo has a Ph.D. in Development Economics from National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and Master of Public Administration in International Development from Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. 

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