RIS, the South Asia regional hub under PRCI, has been keenly focusing on examining the prospects and role of agriculture and its specific sub-sectors in fostering the process of intraregional trade in the BIMSTEC region. In 2021, RIS organized a regional workshop ‘Exploring Cooperation and Sustainable Agriculture in the BIMSTEC’ in October 2021. The workshop […]
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) and Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Asia (ReSAKSS-Asia) are collaborating to develop research and institutional capacity that enhances the ability of local policy research organizations in Asia to conduct high-quality food security policy research and influence food security policy more effectively while becoming increasingly self-reliant. The current focus is on research organizations in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. A bottom-up approach is being used in which these partner institutions are put at the forefront in identifying policy research priorities and capacity strengthening needs through a stakeholder consultation process.
PRCI supported trainings on Results Based Management for government officials in Nepal
With PRCI support, IIDS has also strengthened the capacity of senior government officials at the central and provincial ministries by organizing Results Based Management (RBM) trainings in 2023. For instance, an RBM framework training was organized for senior officials of a few Central Ministries in Feb 2023, at the IIDS campus in Kathmandu, Nepal. The […]
PRCI training on ‘Policy Research: Development of Policy Briefs on Agricultural Transformation’ in Nepal
In 2023, IIDS with support from PRCI and IFPRI conducted a scoping study of Nepal’s Agriculture Development Strategy of Nepal (ADS) (2015-2035) to illustrate the achievements and progress of ADS in five years and the corresponding strategy the government, especially the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD), is adopting in the country’s new federal […]
Workshop on ‘Agriculture and Climate Change: Analytical Methods and Policy Communication’
Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) in collaboration with IFPRI, Food Security Policy, Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI), and Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) organized a hybrid workshop on 'Agriculture and Climate Change: Analytical Methods and Policy Communication' on Feb 15-16, 2024. The workshop included presentations on 'Strengthening Climate Resilience of […]
Southeast Asia focused Cassava Value Chain Analysis Seminar
Under PRCI, for Southeast Asia, ‘Cassava value chain’ was identified as the common research theme through an inclusive and consultative processes in 2021. Three workshops were conducted to strengthen the analytical skills of research centers on value chain analysis. These included: First Workshop (Value chain analysis concepts) https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/prci-southeast-asia-workshop-for-developing-cassava-value-chain-analysis-proposals Second Workshop (Research Methods) https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/prci-asia-monthly-update-march-2022 Third Workshop […]
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