Networking with Afghanistanstakeholders began in 2015 when research work started with policy landscaping and stakeholder mapping. Research uptake efforts began with online engagement to start with. In the absence of a RU lead for Afghanistan, the Research Uptake Manager based at MSSRFinitiated and maintained the stakeholder engagement database. The uptake and capacity strengthening workshopfor Afghan agriculture scientists from Afghanistan National Agriculture Science and Technology University (ANASTU) organised with MSSRF support in New Delhi, India in April 2016 was the first direct stakeholder engagement.