Recent global crises have led to diverse impacts across the world’s low- and middle-income regions, reflecting local conditions and differing policy responses.
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Climate change is a truly global threat, but its impacts differ around the world. Regions and countries urgently need to identify and implement policy responses that reflect local needs and opportunities.
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization which came into being in 1997.
Globally, India is the largest producer and consumer of pulses, but increasing demand due to population growth has made the country reliant on imports, including from Myanmar. In turn, Myanmar is highly dependent on exports to India.
journal article
Stories of change in nutrition from Africa and Asia: An introduction to a special series in food security
Malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a massive global challenge, and the past decade has seen a growing political attention to addressing malnutrition in different contexts.
Structural transformation in Southeast Asia poses challenges to the regions' food security and inclusive agricultural growth agenda.
discussion paper
Agrifood market participation, household economies of specialization and diversification: Evidence from Vietnam
Despite the growth of agrifood markets, and gradual structural transformation, smallholders persist in Asia.
book chapter
Regional developments
Building inclusive food systems to help reach the goal of ending hunger and malnutrition globally will require innovation and investment at the regional and country levels.
This summary report includes (i) summary of presentations at the forum; (ii) material from presentation documents presented at the forum; (iii) remarks by commentators that have been transcribed and edited; (iv) summary notes of discussions in each s
This study’s objective is to examine the factors that have driven structural transformation (ST) in the Southeast Asian (SEA) economies and the policies supporting the process.
editorial
Don't miss the Bimstec bus
In this paper, we address the question of the agricultural market integration of Cambodia within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and its other top trading partners.
Over the past few decades, the agricultural sector of Southeast Asia has experienced robust growth and undergone a structural transformation albeit differentially across the countries in the region.
discussion paper
Overview of the agricultural modernization in Southeast Asia
Despite the importance of Southeast Asia (SEA) region in the world for economy and agriculture, and despite reported evidence of the modernization of various aspects of the agricultural sector, the information has not been compiled in ways that pr
Historically, agriculture was seen as a contribution that helped induce industrial growth and structural transformation of the economy.
discussion paper
Market integration with ASEAN and beyond: The case of Myanmar
In this paper, we address the question of market integration of Myanmar with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its other top trading partners.
Sanctions - cutting financial aid, blocking access to assets, and reversing investment flows - imposed on Myanmar, lasted more than a decade. What were the country's coping strategies?
conference proceeding
National inception workshop: Myanmar: Agricultural transformation and market integration in the ASEAN region: Responding to food security and inclusiveness concerns
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD), together with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Myanmar’s Ministry of