REVITALIZING POLICIES FOR FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY ALLEVIAnON IN SOUTH ASIA 6th Quarterly Report March - May 2003 Submitted to the: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAlD) New Delhi, India by the: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) 2033 K St., NW. Washington, D.C. 20006-1002 USA Fax: 1-202-467-4439 Tel: 1-202-862-5600 June 2003 - /- REVITALIZING POLICIES FOR FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY ALLEVIAnON IN SOUTH ASIA fh • 6 Quarterly Report March - May 2003 Submitted to the: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) New Delhi, India by the: International Food Policy Research Institute (lFPRI) 2033 K St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006-1002 USA Fax: 1-202-467-4439 Tel: 1-202-862-5600 Contact Persons at IFPRl: Ashok Gulati, Director, Markets & Structwal Studies Division Email:
[email protected], Tel: 1-202-862-8196 Suresh Babu, Sr. Research Fellow, Communications Division Email:
[email protected], Tel: 1-202-862-5618 Revitalizing Policies for Food Security and Poverty Alleviation in South Asia I. Introduction The South Asia Initiative (SAl) of IFPRI is progressing very well in addressing its objectives of poverty alleviation and food security issues of South Asian countries through effective research, policy communication and capacity strengthening. As a follow-up to the set out objectives, the following activities have been undertaken during March 1st to May 31 st 2003. India 1. PAANSA meeting for the India group 2. Policy Dialogue with the ChiefMinister ofPunjab, India 3. Brainstorming session with Center for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID) on Grain Management and Subsidy Rationalization in Chandigarh, Punjab 4.