Proceedings of the High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on Investment in Agricultural Research for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

The Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) in collaboration with the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Department of Agriculture (DOA), Thailand, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO RAP), Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), organized a High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on Investment in Agricultural Research for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific on 8-9 December 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was also supported by Syngenta and Agricultural Research Technology Institute (ARTI), Chinese Taipei. The technical program was organized into six theme-based plenary and parallel sessions involving resource paper presentations and panel discussions, as follows: Session I: Status and Outlook for Investment in Agricultural Research and Innovation; Session II: Scoping Investments in Agricultural Research and Innovation - Addressing Current and Emerging Challenges; Parallel Session III: Scoping Investments in Agricultural Research and Innovation – (A) Climate Smart and Sustainable Agriculture; (B) Knowledge Management for Sustainable Agriculture; (C) Capacity Development for Sustainable Agriculture; Session IV: Plenary – Scoping Investments (Themes of Sessions II & III); Session V: Impact Expectations from Investment in Agricultural Research and Innovation; and Session VI: Innovative Funding Mechanisms. Outputs and recommendations of xvi each session were further discussed and finalized in the Final Plenary Session VII: Presentation of Reports from Thematic Sessions I, IV, V, & VI.