📢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

#JoinUs for @CGIARPolicy #National #Webinar: "From evidence to policy and action: What works for women in Climate Smart Agriculture" 🗓️11 Nov 🕝2:30 PM IST 🎙️@r_puskur w/@irri Learn more about @CGIARgender's Accelerator Evidence Portal👩‍🌾 🔗#Register: https://t.co/h99dqcfKzX

#JoinUs for @CGIARPolicy #National #Webinar: "The #Drone #Revolution: Implications for global agricultural #sustainability, #productivity and #policy" 🗓️13 Nov 🕒3 PM IST 🎙️Ben Belton w/@IFPRI 🔗#Register: https://t.co/hbO2Jeih1D

The paper draws lessons from #Bangladesh, #India, #Kenya, #Malawi, #Zambia & #Indonesia-showcasing how use of grain stocks, trade policy, and smarter institutions can help build #price #resilience. 🔗Read the full article: https://t.co/tzpRLQMHj0 @CGIAR @IFPRI

Why focus on #price #stabilization? Large swings in staple food prices hurt the poor, destabilize food security & hamper investment in agriculture. Possible price stabilization challenges: 👉Volatile international prices 👉Speculative attacks 👉Political interference

🗞️#NewArticle: “Food price stabilization: Theory and lessons from experience” by Paul Dorosh, Nicholas Minot & Shahidur Rashid distills decades of lessons from Asia & Africa showing what really works in managing #price #volatility. 🔗Learn more:

#NewBlog How experiential “social learning games” are helping Indian communities manage dams better- reducing costs & improving long-term water use🌱 By Thomas Falk, @i_steimanis, Lara Bartels, Vishwambhar Duche, Björn Vollan & @Ruth_Meinzen_D 🔗Read more:

#PaddyMitra is an AI-powered WhatsApp Chatbot, developed in collaboration with @IRRI to empower farmers across Odisha. With real-time, localized crop advisories, #PaddyMitra would provide 24×7 support to the paddy farmers for smarter decisions.

By working hand-in-hand, we can drive innovation making food systems more inclusive, climate-smart, and nutrition-focused. Let’s build our future together! #WorldFoodDay2025 #BetterFoodsBetterFuture #IFPRI #SouthAsia #SouthSouthCooperation

👉South-South triangular cooperation for food system transformation: https://t.co/ZNG4YKr7mk 👉Food Acquisition, Preparation & Consumption Practices in South Asia: https://t.co/Jrv7TjGfVc 👉Links b/w agriculture, nutrition & healthy diets:

@IFPRI's studies illustrate how research translates into real-world change, strengthening nutrition, food safety, and governance. Check out some our work on food and nutrition below.

Under the #TAFSSA initiative (Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia), IFPRI has led district-level market/retail surveys linking production, markets, diets, resilience across India & beyond. Learn more about TAFSSA:

#NePAA unites ASEAN & BIMSTEC on food security & climate resilience🌾 Through @IFPRI’s partnerships & MoU /w @BimstecInDhaka, the initiative drives stronger regional collaboration across South & Southeast Asia. 🌍 🔗Learn more: https://t.co/VHAHPgkAvr #BetterFoodsBetterFuture

South–South collaboration is also about knowledge exchange🤝 IFPRI’s South Asia Nutrition Knowledge Initiative (SANI) connects policymakers and researchers to harmonize data and share evidence for nutrition improvement across countries. 🔗 Find our more:

Across South Asia, @IFPRI works with national and regional partners to align science with policy- from nutrition governance in India and Bangladesh to climate & market research in Nepal and Sri Lanka🌾 This cross-country learning drives shared solutions🌍 #FoodSystems

South Asia's story shows that innovation & regional collaboration are crucial to build resilient food systems🌾 #GFPR2025 calls for new partnerships and fresh thinking to drive sustainable food systems transformation🌍 Read the South Asia Chapter here:

On #WorldFoodDay2025, @IFPRISAO renews its commitment to advancing inclusive, evidence-driven policies for food and nutrition security. Together with our regional partners we’re working hand-in-hand for better foods and a better future across South Asia!

The @gatesfoundation's Agri Development team met with all partner organizations and appreciated @IFPRI's contributions in #quantifying #market #access & #risks to advance Inclusive Agricultural Transformation #IAT in Odisha. 🔗Lear more about #IAT: https://t.co/YVkZiI0Mlj

Dr Mamata Pradhan presented @IFPRI’s work to the @GatesFoundation’s Agri Development team led by Mr. Martien Van Nieuwkoop at @krushibibhag, showcasing work done on #IAT indicators & the proposed Gender Responsive Cell #GRC driving inclusive agri-systems in #Odisha @arvindpadhee

🔍 What role do women play in encouraging better water governance? Learn more in this blog by Thomas Falk, @i_steimanis, Lara Bartels, Vishwambhar Duche, Björn Vollan, and @Ruth_Meinzen_D: https://t.co/g9GYn6Yivy Read the study here: https://t.co/3C0tLNaaHj @CGIAR @IFPRISAO

Kriti Sharma from @IFPRISAO discusses the 'Gendered Dimensions of Time Use in Agriculture in Hill and Mountain Regions' at the panel organised by @IFPRISAO @CGIAR at the 24th IASSI Annual Conference at @university_doon