ASEAN forum tackles food security plan (The Manila Times) 

Manila Times published an article providing a summary of a meeting, co-organized by IFPRI, SEARCA, and Vietnam's Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development. More than 100 stakeholders (analysts, policymakers, researchers, international donors, and public-private entities) convened in a high-level policy forum on Wednesday, June 1, in Hanoi, Vietnam. In the meeting, participants deliberated on five years of research in agriculture and food security in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.