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This report from the Tata–Cornell Institute at Cornell University focuses on food systems and nutrition in South Asia. The progress made in reducing the prevalence of hunger in the fourteen years leading to 2019...

Highlights: Achieving equality and empowerment in agri-food systems requires relaxing institutionalized constraints across nested scales. If not addressed holistically, positive change in one...

Highlights: Quantitative evidence from a cross-country sample of 4772 rural households. Smaller farms (2 ha) benefit most from farm diversity. Dietary diversity increases with...

At just under six percent, South Asia is expected to grow faster than any other developing country region this year—but slower than its pre-pandemic pace and not...

We investigate two important questions based on an original data set on export restrictions placed on agricultural products developed at the International Food Policy Research Institute...

The CGIAR Initiative on One Health has published its 2022 annual technical report, highlighting research activities and results from its five work packages as well...

Highlights: The 2023 Global Food Policy Report explores a growing body of evidence on how diverse policy responses can reduce both the immediate and longer-term impacts...

The picture in Asia and the Pacific continues to deteriorate and the region is significantly off track towards achievement of the Targets 2.1 and 2.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Urgent systemic and sectoral...

South Asia is facing renewed challenges. The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on food and energy prices on domestic inflation is long-lasting. Externally, countries’ current account balances deteriorate...

Consortium for Scaling-up Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia (C-SUCSeS) is a four-year joint initiative between South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Agriculture Center...