WFP, ICRISAT to partner on climate-resilient food security
The Hindu
Memorandum of Understanding signed
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) will partner on programmes and research to improve food, nutrition security and livelihoods in India against the impacts of climate change.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday between Mr. Bishow Parajuli, WFP India Representative and Country Director, and Dr. Jacqueline Hughes, Director General, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.
“This is a strategic partnership between the WFP and International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics as both are aligned by their vision of food security, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable communities. It comes on the day that the pioneering United Nations Food Systems Summit kicks off in New York. The increasing/frequent climate crises and shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic have worsened global hunger, threatening food security, nutrition and the livelihoods of millions,” Mr. Parajuli said.
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