Integrated Food Policy Research Program (IFPRP)

The Integrated Food Policy and Research Program, implemented by IFPRI-led Joint Venture with Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, combines policy research with capacity strengthening to tackle all four aspects of food security – availability, access, utilization, and stability – in a holistic and sustainable approach. The program’s cross-cutting research activities will focus on a full spectrum of food policy considerations – storage and transport, market and policy analysis, and capacity building and outreach.

IFPRP is working closely with the Ministry of Food, Directorate General of Food (DG Food) and Directorate General of Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (DG FPMU) to provide research-based recommendations enabling the government to initiate most effective and efficient food policies. In addition, the project also aims to enhance the analytical competency of food cadre government officials through on the job trainings, in-country trainings and overseas trainings which in turn will encourage them to apply their knowledge in formulating and adopting best policy practices specific to food storage management and food distribution policies. In doing so, the program is building synergies with key government agencies and institutes and with the private sector.

This program is a part of the Ministry of Food’s Modern Food Storage Facilities Project, financed by The World Bank.

For more information, please contact the Country Lead Shoumi Mustafa.

Assessing the impact of rice price stabilization policies in Bangladesh: Results from a stochastic spatial equilibrium model
Minot, Nicholas; Hossain, Shahadat; Kabir, Razin; Dorosh, Paul A.; Rashid, Shahidur. 2024

Series: IFPRI Discussion Paper
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRP
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH

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Diagnostic study of DG Food: An assessment of DG Food’s current mandates, performance, and capacity gaps, and a remedial program to strengthen the agency
Mustafa, Shoumi; Ali, A M M Shawkat; Islam, Kazi Nurul; Dorosh, Paul A.; Rashid, Shahidur; Shaima, Nabila Afrin. 2024

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IFPRI descriptor:IFPRP
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH

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Foresight for food markets: Developing and implementing market forecasting methods/models
Dorosh, Paul A.; Mustafa, Shoumi; Kabir, Razin Iqbal; Shaima, Nabila Afrin. 2024

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IFPRI descriptor:IFPRP
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH

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Implementation of paddy drying technology: Introducing small/medium paddy dryers in remote areas
Alam, Md. Monjurul; Kalita, Prasanta Kumar; Saha, Chayan Kumer; Sarkar, Surajit; Winter-Nelson, Alex. 2024

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IFPRI descriptor:IFPRP
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH

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Feasibility of nationwide warehouse receipt system: An assessment of the potential for a nationwide warehouse receipt system and recommendation for the requisite legal and regulatory framework
Narayanan, Sudha; Hussain, Siraj; Rashid, Shahidur. 2024

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IFPRI descriptor:IFPRP
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH

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Diagnostic study of the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) in Bangladesh: Current structure, output, and analytical capacity (human and logistical)
Dorosh, Paul A.; Ali, Shawkat; Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian; Mustafa, Shoumi. 2021

Series: IFPRP Working Paper
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; CRP2; IFPRP; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance; DCA
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

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Private sector rice stocks in Bangladesh: Estimates from the Bangladesh Millers’ and Traders’ Survey (MATS) 2018
Dorosh, Paul A.; Minot, Nicholas; Kabir, Razin; Hossain, Shahadat. 2021

Series: IFPRP Working Paper
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; CRP2; IFPRP; 1 Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply; 3 Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry; 4 Transforming Agricultural and Rural Economies
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

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Optimal stocks for public foodgrain storage in Bangladesh: An assessment of required storage volumes and corresponding investment needs
Dorosh, Paul A.. 2021

Series: IFPRP Working Paper
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; CRP2; IFPRP; 1 Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance; 3 Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

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Evaluating food policy options in Bangladesh: Analysis of costs, benefits, and tradeoffs between targeted distribution versus public agricultural and infrastructure investments
Dorosh, Paul A.; Thurlow, James; Pradesha, Angga; Raihan, Selim. 2021

Series: IFPRP Working Paper
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; IFPRP; CRP2; 1 Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply; 3 Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance; DCA; Capacity Strengthening
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

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Public sector foodgrain storage losses in Bangladesh: An assessment of current losses and the identification of solutions to reduce them
Rashid, Shahidur; Kabir, Razin. 2021

Series: IFPRP Working Paper
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; IFPRP; CRP2; 1 Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

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