The project is designed as a scoping study and constitutes a stepping-stone towards a well-integrated research and delivery program that will address more comprehensively those aspects of climate risk that currently impede agricultural production in developing countries. Using locations in Southern Asia as case studies, this project demonstrates the utility and feasibility of combining seasonal climate forecasting with a structured, agricultural systems research approach based on simulation modelling. The project provides the means to assess the potential value of seasonal climate forecasting to agricultural producers in the Asia-Pacific region.