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News: The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), in collaboration with the World Bank Group-led SAPLING initiative, inaugurated the SAPLING Dialogue.
About SAPLING Dialogue
Source: World Bank
Aspects
Details
About
Held at: The SAPLING Regional High-Level Policy Dialogue was held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Title: “Unlocking Value: Advancing Food Processing for Employment Generation and Sustainable Growth in South Asia”.
Objective: It is a two-day regional dialogue that brings together around 200 participants to discuss strengthening food processing ecosystems and building resilient, inclusive, and sustainable food systems.
Aligned with: It is aligned with the World Bank Group’s AgriConnect initiative and SAPLING platform.
These initiatives aim to accelerate resilient and nutrition-focused food systems across South Asia through policy reform, investment mobilization, and technology-driven solutions.
Inaugurated by
It has been inaugurated by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) in collaboration with the World Bank Group-led SAPLING initiative.
Participants
Participants include policymakers, industry leaders, development partners, innovators, researchers, startups, and representatives from South Asian countries.
Thematic sessions
The dialogue includes thematic sessions on:
Think Big, Act Local: Unlocking South Asia’s Food Processing Opportunity.
From Farm to Factory: Strengthening Agricultural Supply Chains for Food Processing.
From Shadow to Spotlight: Formalizing informal food processors (Bringing small processors into regulate value chains).
Smart Tech, Bold Innovations: Transforming Food Processing Through Technology.
Safe food, strong markets: Health, Quality and Standards for competitive Trade.
Farm, Firm and Finance: Mobilizing Investment for Food Processing Growth.
Shaping a Shared Food Future: Regional Collaboration and Policy Action in South Asia
Key Highlights
Food Systems Transformation
Infrastructure and Market Linkages
Collaborative Investment Agenda
About SAPLING Initiative
Source: World Bank
Aspects
Descriptions
About
SAPLING stands for ‘South Asian Policy Leadership for Improved Nutrition and Growth’.
It is a regional engagement and partnership platform to accelerate the transformation of resilient, nutrition-focused food systems across South Asia.
It is aligned with the World Bank Group’s AgriConnect initiative.
AgriConnect is a global platform that aims to connect 300 million farmers to markets by 2030 through investments in infrastructure, policy reforms, and private capital mobilisation.
Led by
It is led by the World Bank Group.
Themes
It functions on three themes: Post-harvest loss, climate-smart agriculture and Food safety standards.
Pillars
It has three thematic pillars: Policy Dialogue, government support and technology solution
SAPLING fosters dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge exchange through these thematic pillars.
This enables countries to identify and advance scalable, investment-ready, and innovation-driven solutions for the future of food systems in South Asia.
Features
It convenes governments, private sector actors, innovators, researchers, and development partners to advance policy reform, mobilize investment, and scale technology and innovation that strengthen food systems, improve nutrition outcomes, and enhance climate resilience.
It also supports greater private sector participation in food system value chains and helps unlock investment for sustainable growth.
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