Dr Suresh Babu visited PRCI South-east Asia lead center, Kasetsart University, Thailand in September 2022. The meeting with the new chair of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at KU, Dr. Chakrit Potchanasin, alongwith Dr. Duncan Boughton (MSU), Dr Orachos Napasintuwong (KU), Dr Pasakorn Thammachote (KU), and Dr Suwanna Sayruamyat (KU) focused on pathways to re-envision KU's leadership in South-east Asia through new PRCI activities especially integrating academic and research programs and strengthening policy research and Research to Policy (R2P) capacity and influence.