SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) in collaboration with IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) organized a “Policy Roundtable Meeting on Effective Implementation of the Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) among SAARC Member States” in Park Village Resort, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu. Honorable Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Mr. Ram Nath Adhikari graced the program as Chief Guest and inaugurated the two-day long event on Wednesday, the 11th of September 2024. Prof. Dr. Shiva Raj Adhikari, Honorable Vice-Chair, National Planning Commission, Nepal and Mr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Director, SAARC Secretariat, (Current Duty Charge of the Secretary General) delivered their remarks as Special Guests on the occasion.
Dr. Swati Nayak, IRRI South Asia’s Lead for Seed System and Product Management also delivered her remarks in the inaugural session. Dr. Ganga Dutta Acharya, Senior Program Specialist, from SAARC Agriculture Centre welcomed the guests and participants and delivered objectives of the Policy Roundtable Meeting. The inaugural session chaired by Dr. Md. Harunur Rashid, Director, SAARC Agriculture Centre.
The Meeting is attended by the high-level officials, civil society activists, food system experts from six SAARC Member States, namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
