On Thursday, October 01, 2026, the Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS), in collaboration with Monash University, Australia, and ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), organised a one-day consultation in Bengaluru. The consultation was part of the research project, “SPIA Country-Level Stocktaking Exercise in South India,” funded by CGIAR-Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA). The project aims to comprehensively document CGIAR-related innovations in South India since 2000.
The project aims to systematically identify and document the CGIAR-related innovations in South India, which culminated in the preparation of a draft longlist of innovations. The objective of the consultation was to present the stocktake process and the draft longlist; to solicit feedback and experts’ inputs on the scale of adoption, area covered, and evidence of adoption; and to gather suggestions and inputs on potential criteria for shortlisting innovations.
The consultation was attended by scientists and administrators from several NARES-ICAR institutes and State Agricultural Universities, as well as participants from CGIAR centres operating in India and CGIAR-SPIA. Participants offered valuable feedback, methodological insights, and suggestions on data sources relating to the scale of adoption of different innovations, which will help the project team prepare the final longlist and shortlist of innovations.
Read the report of the consultation here.