To: FAO Chief Scientist Office, FAO Headquarters, Rome

Dear Madam/Sir,

Please find attached the proposal titled: An innovative "Convergence Model" leveraging climate resilient crops to promote sustainable nutri-sensitive local food systems involving local community-school feeding programs.

This is being submitted, in response to the Call on "Case studies of agrifood system technologies and innovations for climate action: Call for proposals for the FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2023" on behalf of International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India.

Request you to kindly acknowledge the receipt of the proposal.

Thanks & Best Regards,

Dr. Saikat Datta Mazumdar

Principal Scientist [Cluster Leader Nutrition, Dietary Behaviour and Smart Food

and Chief Operating Officer

NutriPlus Knowledge (NPK) Program

Agribusiness and Innovation Platform (AIP)]

Global Research Program on Enabling Systems Transformation