1st Edition
Regional Cooperation for Sustainable Food Security in South Asia
1 Regional cooperation for sustainable food security in South Asia: an overview and policy lessons
Nagesh Kumar and Joseph George
PART I Regional perspectives on food security
2 Realizing sustainable food security in South Asia: progress, challenges and opportunities
Upali Wickramasinghe
3 Potential for intraregional trade in food products in South Asia
Indra Nath Mukherji
4 Agricultural trade in South Asia: issues, challenges and the way forward
Sachin Chaturvedi
5 SAARC Food Bank: raising operational efficacy
Mustafizur Rahman, Estiaque Bari and Sherajum Monira Farin
PART II National food security strategies: leveraging regional cooperation
6 Ensuring food security in Bangladesh: issues beyond production and challenges ahead
Mustafizur Rahman and Towfiqul Islam Khan
7 India’s national food security strategies and potential for regional cooperation
S. Mahendra Dev
8 State of food security in Nepal: addressing concerns of productivity and climate change
Posh Raj Pandey
9 National food security challenges and strategies in Pakistan: cooperation for technology and trade
Abid Qaiyum Suleri and Mehreen Iqbal
10 Food security policy framework in Sri Lanka: market reforms, diversifi cation and safety nets
Saman Kelegama and Dilani Hirimuthugodage
Biography
Nagesh Kumar is Director and Head of the South and South-West Asia Office, New Delhi, of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). He has previously served as the UNESCAP Chief Economist and Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division, and Director of Social Development Division at UNESCAP headquarters in Bangkok.
Joseph George is a trade and development analyst with ten years of experience in the field of regional economic integration in South Asia. Currently serving as a Research Associate at the South and South-West Asia Office of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), he provides research support for implementation of UNESCAP’s programmes on regional cooperation for sustainable development in the South Asian region.
