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Hyderabad , March 20

THE Hyderabad-based Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) will hold a South Asia Regional Conference (SARC) of International Association of Agricultural Economists here from March 23.

The three-day conference on `Globalisation of Agriculture in South Asia: Has it made a difference to Rural Livelihoods?' is being held in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing, and the Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University.

The State Minister for Agriculture, Mr N. Raghuveera Reddy, told reporters that some 120 delegates from Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the US, Iran, Germany, and the UK have confirmed their participation.

He added that a roundtable meeting of agriculture Ministers and key policymakers of South Asian countries on `Prospects for South Asia Free Trade and Co-operation in Agriculture Sector' would be held on March 25.

The Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, would chair this meeting while the AP Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, would be the guest of honour. The goal of SARC is to facilitate interaction between researchers and policymakers and review available studies on the core issue of the livelihood impacts of globalisation of agriculture.

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