In 2010, IFPRI in partnership with the Bhutanese Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, with support from the governments of Bhutan and Switzerland, developed a policy research and capacity strengthening program in the country.
The South Asia Initiative: Developing Pro-Poor Policies
Motivation In the early 2000s, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and USAID supported IFPRI’s implementation of the South Asia Initiative, aimed at addressing the region’s persistent problems of poverty and hunger using policy research, capacity strengthening, and policy dialogues. As one part of the initiative, IFPRI created the Policy Analysis and Advisory Network for South >> Read more
