On SciDev.Net (15 January 2009), Imelda V. Abano reports on a New initiative to strengthen South Asian food security. 

A major initiative to boost South Asian food security through crop development was launched 6 January 2009.

The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) aims to speed up cereal production in a region where almost half of children under five are malnourished.

Announced by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the project will endeavour to develop and deploy new cereal varieties and promote sustainable management technologies and agricultural policies . . .