1 | Page Report of the Media Briefing Workshops Addressing Barriers to Rice Seeds Trade between India and Bangladesh (RISTE Project) 1. Background 1.1 CUTS International has implemented the RISTE project, since January 2013 in collaboration with four partners in India and one in Bangladesh with the support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project is being implemented in four eastern states of India namely; Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal and in Bangladesh with the objective ‘to develop an enabling environment to promote seeds’ trade and knowledge- sharing on High Yielding Variety (HYV) rice seeds between India and Bangladesh.’ 1.2 The project seeks to facilitate understanding of two interrelated issues: firstly, major factors that hinder formal trade and knowledge sharing between Bangladesh and India in rice seeds, particularly in HYV rice seeds; and secondly why is there lack of consensus among the relevant stakeholders with regard to potential benefits and constraints relating to HYV rice seeds’ trade and knowledge-sharing between the two countries. 1.3 The project, since its inception, has achieved several milestones. These include identifying disabling factors that hinder trade and cooperation in rice seeds between India and Bangladesh. Several enabling factors, which could lead to improvement in rice seeds availability and accessibility in the two countries, have also been identified. These findings are duly reflected in the reports and other research papers produced under the project. Major findings and recommendations are summarised in the form of ‘Joint Communique’ and ‘Recommendatory Paper’. These could be accessed at http://cuts-citee.org/riste/Outputs.htm. 2. Media Briefing Workshops 2.1 For dissemination of major findings and outreach among the relevant policy makers, research institutions, seed producers and traders and the end users i.e. the farmers, altogether five media briefing workshops were organised – four in India (Aurangabad in Bihar, Kendrapada in Odisha, Kolkata in West Bengal, and Ranchi in Jharkhand) and one in Bangladesh (Dhaka). Table 1: Media Briefings in India and Bangladesh Date Partner Organisation Location April 25, 2014 Bihar Water Development Society, Bihar Aurangabad, Bihar April 28, 2014 Samrudhi, Odisha Kendrapada, Odisha June 5, 2014 Mukti, West Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal May 12, 2014 Indian Grameen Services, Jharkhand Ranchi, Jharkhand June 28, 2014 Unnayan Shamannay, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
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1 | P a g e
Report of the Media Briefing Workshops
Addressing Barriers to Rice Seeds Trade between India and Bangladesh
(RISTE Project)
1. Background
1.1 CUTS International has implemented the RISTE project, since January 2013 in
collaboration with four partners in India and one in Bangladesh with the support from the Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project is being implemented in four eastern states of
India namely; Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal and in Bangladesh with the
objective ‘to develop an enabling environment to promote seeds’ trade and knowledge-
sharing on High Yielding Variety (HYV) rice seeds between India and Bangladesh.’
1.2 The project seeks to facilitate understanding of two interrelated issues: firstly, major
factors that hinder formal trade and knowledge sharing between Bangladesh and India in rice
seeds, particularly in HYV rice seeds; and secondly why is there lack of consensus among the
relevant stakeholders with regard to potential benefits and constraints relating to HYV rice
seeds’ trade and knowledge-sharing between the two countries.
1.3 The project, since its inception, has achieved several milestones. These include
identifying disabling factors that hinder trade and cooperation in rice seeds between India and
Bangladesh. Several enabling factors, which could lead to improvement in rice seeds
availability and accessibility in the two countries, have also been identified. These findings
are duly reflected in the reports and other research papers produced under the project. Major
findings and recommendations are summarised in the form of ‘Joint Communique’ and
‘Recommendatory Paper’. These could be accessed at http://cuts-citee.org/riste/Outputs.htm.
2. Media Briefing Workshops
2.1 For dissemination of major findings and outreach among the relevant policy makers,
research institutions, seed producers and traders and the end users i.e. the farmers, altogether
five media briefing workshops were organised – four in India (Aurangabad in Bihar,
Kendrapada in Odisha, Kolkata in West Bengal, and Ranchi in Jharkhand) and one in
Bangladesh (Dhaka).
Table 1: Media Briefings in India and Bangladesh
Date Partner Organisation Location
April 25, 2014 Bihar Water Development Society, Bihar Aurangabad, Bihar
April 28, 2014 Samrudhi, Odisha Kendrapada, Odisha
June 5, 2014 Mukti, West Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal
May 12, 2014 Indian Grameen Services, Jharkhand Ranchi, Jharkhand
June 28, 2014 Unnayan Shamannay, Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh