The present study on Priorities for Agricultural Research for Development in South Asia covers three South Asian countries, namely, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, which together form nearly 90 per cent of the region’s population. These countries share several common and some unique concerns, related to structural, institutional, funding, and technology delivery mechanisms, that hinder their [...]

In Asia, rice and wheat are the two major staple foods ensuring the food security of almost 57 per cent of world’s population and livelihood of 80 per cent of small holder farmers of the world. Recent concerns about food security and food price volatility have highlighted the critical role of cereals for both food [...]

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Reducing food and nutrition insecurity in Asia requires new solutions to the constraints of: (1) stagnating food productivity and production, (2) unconnected or fragmented food supply chains, and (3) underinvestment in agricultural research and development. Pragmatic short-term solutions are needed that target small-scale farmers who comprise the bulk of food producers in Asia. Simultaneously, the [...]

Reducing food and nutrition insecurity in Asia requires new solutions to the constraints of: (1) stagnating food productivity and production, (2) unconnected or fragmented food supply chains, and (3) underinvestment in agricultural research and development. Pragmatic short-term solutions are needed that target small-scale farmers who comprise the bulk of food producers in Asia. Simultaneously, the [...]