Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA)

Borlaug Institute of South Asia (BISA) is an international research institute established in October 2011 through a joint initiative between the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (Spanish acronym CIMMYT) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, to implement the vision of Norman E. Borlaug. It is a non-profit international research institute dedicated to food, nutrition, livelihood security, and environmental rehabilitation in South Asia, home to more than 300 million undernourished people. BISA aims to harness the latest genetic, digital, and resource management technologies and use research for development approaches to invigorate the region’s agriculture and food systems while enhancing productivity, resilience, livelihood, and nutrition security to meet future demands. 

Vision: food, nutrition, livelihood, and environmentally secure South Asia

Mission: to catalyze an international scientific effort towards improving food, nutrition, and livelihood security in South Asia.