Nagesh Kumar is Director and Head of the South and South-West Asia Office, New Delhi, of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). He has previously served as the UNESCAP Chief Economist and Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division, and Director of Social Development Division at UNESCAP headquarters in Bangkok.Joseph George is a trade and development analyst with ten years of experience in the field of regional economic integration in South Asia. Currently serving as a Research Associate at the South and South-West Asia Office of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), he provides research support for implementation of UNESCAP’s programmes on regional cooperation for sustainable development in the South Asian region.

• 1. Regional cooperation for sustainable food security in South Asia: an overview and policy lessons PART I Regional perspectives on food security 2. Realizing sustainable food security in South Asia: progress, challenges and opportunities 3. Potential for intraregional trade in food products in South Asia 4. Agricultural trade in South Asia: issues, challenges and the way forward 5. SAARC Food Bank: raising operational efficacy PART II National food security strategies: leveraging regional cooperation 6. Ensuring food security in Bangladesh: issues beyond production and challenges ahead 7. India’s national food security strategies and potential for regional cooperation 8. State of food security in Nepal: addressing concerns of productivity and climate change 9. National food security challenges and strategies in Pakistan: cooperation for technology and trade 10. Food security policy framework in Sri Lanka: market reforms, diversifi cation and safety nets

Nagesh Kumar is Director and Head of the South and South-West Asia Office, New Delhi, of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). He has previously served as the UNESCAP Chief Economist and Director, Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division, and Director of Social Development Division at UNESCAP headquarters in Bangkok.Joseph George is a trade and development analyst with ten years of experience in the field of regional economic integration in South Asia. Currently serving as a Research Associate at the South and South-West Asia Office of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), he provides research support for implementation of UNESCAP’s programmes on regional cooperation for sustainable development in the South Asian region.

• 1. Regional cooperation for sustainable food security in South Asia: an overview and policy lessons PART I Regional perspectives on food security 2. Realizing sustainable food security in South Asia: progress, challenges and opportunities 3. Potential for intraregional trade in food products in South Asia 4. Agricultural trade in South Asia: issues, challenges and the way forward 5. SAARC Food Bank: raising operational efficacy PART II National food security strategies: leveraging regional cooperation 6. Ensuring food security in Bangladesh: issues beyond production and challenges ahead 7. India’s national food security strategies and potential for regional cooperation 8. State of food security in Nepal: addressing concerns of productivity and climate change 9. National food security challenges and strategies in Pakistan: cooperation for technology and trade 10. Food security policy framework in Sri Lanka: market reforms, diversifi cation and safety nets