The impetus for convening a policy dialogue on rice futures in the Mekong region was the conclusion of the 5-year research-for-development initiative, 'Rice-based Systems Research (RSR) program: food security in Lao PDR, Cambodia and Bangladesh'. The RSR program was one of four developed by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) under the Australian Government's 'Food Security through Rural Development' initiative.
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