Feed the Future Asia Innovative Farmers Activity Year 1 Quarter 2 Quarterly Progress Report

Feed the Future Asia Innovative Farmers Activity (AIFA)  is a regional project working to facilitate the scaling of critical agricultural technologies through regional partnership and technology transfer. The project works with a range of agricultural technology stakeholders on a regional basis (private sector, research institutions, governments, networks, etc.) to increase food security, reduce poverty, and improve environmental sustainability by facilitating agricultural innovation and technology diffusion in the Asia region. 

This report covers the AIFA for Year 1 Quarter 2 activities implemented between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2016. Highlights from this quarter include: Design and organization of the Asia Regional Agricultural Innovation Summit; Development of a 5 year regional exchange partnership with Syngenta and agricultural universities across the region; Memorandum of Understanding’s developed with university partners in Feed the Future focal countries; Preparations for summer season testing of net technology in all three Feed the Future focal countries.