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SAC, IFPRI ink MoU to advance food security in South Asia
The SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New York to enhance cooperation in agricultural research, extension services, nutrition, and policy development.
The ceremony was attended by Ambassador Md. Golam Sarwar, secretary general of SAARC, as the guest of honour, and Dr. Johan Swinnen, director general of IFPRI, as the special guest. The signing ceremony held on Wednesday.
Md. Harunur Rashid, director of SAC, Dhaka; Dr. Shahidur Rashid, director of IFPRI South Asia Office, New Delhi; Purnima Menon, senior director of IFPRI, Washington; and Teunis Van Rheenen, director of Business Development and External Relations at IFPRI, Washington, were also present.
Ambassador Sarwar said the MoU would strengthen collaborative efforts and play a vital role in advancing technology development and its effective dissemination in agriculture and allied fields across the region.
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Johan Swinnen stated that the cooperation would be enhanced in areas of knowledge generation and management, agricultural trade, policy innovation, and capacity building.
The ceremony concluded with commitments aimed at building a food-secure, resilient, and prosperous South Asia, reports UNB.