A 4-member delegation from the SAARC Agriculture Centre led by Dr. Md. Baktear Hossain, Director, SAC called on Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Director General, ICAR & other ICAR officials on 21 September 2022 to discuss the ongoing collaborative activities between India and SAARC. Dr. Hossain introduced the team and the on-going activities in the Centre. Dr. Pathak emphasized on the strong partnership between India and SAARC Member States and reiterated its commitment to continue to work together in the future. ย A road-map of probable avenues of joint activities was discussed by the Senior programme Specialist Dr. Grinson George. The various initiatives of the Consortium for Scaling-up Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia (C-SUCSeS) was explained by the Regional Programme Coordinator Mr. Kinzang Gyeltshen. Dr. Younus Ali, Senior Technical Officer explained on the project –ย livelihood enhancement of the small farmers in the SAARC Region through small-scale agribusiness focusing on value chain developmentย โ€“ which provides farmers in the SAARC Member States opportunities to improve their livelihoods and increase income through small scale agro-business focusing on value chain development.