Lourdes Adriano received her graduate and post graduate training in Development Economics and Agriculture Economics at the University of Cambridge, University of Sussex, and the University of the Philippines. Her technical and work experiences are in the fields of food security, agricultural, rural and regional development, agriculture trade, and poverty reduction. She has worked as a professor and as senior official and policy advisor to the Government of the Philippines, as well as authored articles and books on topics like market assisted land reform, sub-regional cooperation, and rural development. Since late 2000, she has worked with the Asian Development Bank and is currently the Advisor concurrently Practice Leader (Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development) and Unit Head of the Regional and Sustainable Development Department’s Agricultural, Rural Development and Food Security Unit.