New opportunities and way forward
A regional conference was jointly organized by the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) & IFPRI at New Delhi on August 17, 2023. Topics of discussion focused on the state of agriculture in BIMSTEC; food processing and regional value chains; agriculture technology and investments; regional food trade. Over 38 experts and practitioners from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and Thailand presented their experiences bringing in an intense wealth of knowledge and potential areas of convergence.