IFPRI South Asia

📢New partnership to support #SouthAsia’s #food & #agriculture systems! SAARC Agriculture Centre #SAC & @IFPRI signed an MoU in #NewYork to advance #research, #policy & capacity building across the region. 🌾🤝w/ @SaarcSec @C_SUCSeS project @CGIAR #FoodSystems

Millets are back in the spotlight, but are they really back on our plates? This article in the @businessline explores why these climate-resilient, nutrient-rich grains still struggle to find a place in our daily diets and what it will take to change that!🔗southasia.ifpri.info/2026/04/30/mil…

From challenges ➡️ solutions. From solutions ➡️action. Today's session set the tone for what regional agricultural cooperation in South Asia can look like. We are proud to stand alongside our partners in building a more food-secure South Asia! 🌏

The inaugural session was followed by two working sessions, bringing together investors, development partners, collaborators, scholars, and researchers from across SAARC Member States.

The SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC), in collaboration with @IFPRI and @GAINalliance Bangladesh, convened a regional SAC Coordination Meeting with Development Partners & Investors in Dhaka on 29 April 2026.🌾

🚜¿Qué nos dejó el proyecto #INCATA? Un camino hacia la transformación agrícola inclusiva en África y Asia. 🎥 Mira el video de cierre: youtu.be/odWPVGVav4c?si… 🤝 @michiganstateu | @IFPRISAO | @tegemeoorg | @gatesfoundation

The dialogue brought together representatives from the @ASEAN and @BimstecInDhaka Secretariats, further strengthening the momentum for #regional #cooperation and #collective #action.

The two-day engagement aims to strengthen institutional anchoring, expand regional networks, and support long-term sustainability for advancing inclusive & resilient agri-food system transformation across #ASEAN & #BIMSTEC🌏🤝

#NePAA (Network of Policy Advisors & Analysts), led by @IFPRI, joins hands with #SEARCA’s Consortium for Agricultural Policy Research Initiatives (#CAPRI) at the CAPRI onboarding workshop in Los Baños, #Philippines!

#LookingAhead The discussions identified promising areas for future collaboration between @fooddeptgoi & IFPRI, strengthening India’s food systems through research, innovation, and policy reform. 🤝

The visit strengthened deeper collaboration between Govt. of India & IFPRI and showcased India’s leadership in managing one of the world’s #largest #food #distribution #systems!🌏🧑‍🤝‍🧑🍚

Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution, Government of India, visited the @IFPRI office in Washington, DC, to participate in a series of high-level engagements, including a panel discussion and a senior researchers’ roundtable.

#Fuelprices, #fertilizer shortages & trade disruptions could turn #Iranwar into a long-term #foodsecurity crisis. In @AJEnglish @AJInsideStory, @IFPRI’s @avinash_shahi shares insights & explains the risks to next season’s crops & food-importing countries: aje.news/n58y85

India’s #foodsystems need a reset to achieve #ViksitBharat2047. In @bsindia #oped, @DrAnjaniKumar6 @SirohiSmita call for shift from #foodsecurity to #nutrition security w/ diversified diets & stronger links b/w #agriculture, #health & #environment. Read: mybs.in/2g5LI7a

@hpathak_icar @ICRISAT @arvindpadhee @IPR_Odisha @krushibibhag @rdmodisha @CMO_Odisha @CGIARPolicy @CGIAR #InauguralSessionHighlights #FoodSystems4ViksitBharat

@hpathak_icar @ICRISAT @arvindpadhee @IPR_Odisha @krushibibhag @rdmodisha @CMO_Odisha #InauguralSessionHighlights #FoodSystems4ViksitBharat

The dialogue on “Evidence-Led Food Systems Transformation Policies in the Context of Viksit Bharat” took place in New Delhi today bringing together policymakers & researchers to explore evidence-based pathways for transforming India’s food systems! #FoodSystems4ViksitBharat