The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) deeply mourns the passing of Professor Nurul Islam, IFPRI Research Fellow Emeritus, a prominent economist, author, and dear friend to many of us. Prof. Islam passed away on Tuesday, May 9, at the age of 94, in Washington, DC. Often referred to as the greatest economist of Bangladesh, Nurul […]
In Memory: IFPRI Research Fellow Emeritus Nurul Islam
An exponent of economic rationale for independence He breathed his last in Washington DC around 2:15am local time on Tuesday. Prof Nurul migrated to the US in 1987. His neighbour in the US, Ahmad Ahsan, who is also an economist, said Prof Nurul died of complications associated with old age. He left behind a son, […]
New Publication: Private transfers, public transfers, and food insecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh
New Publication In April 2023, IFPRI researchers Akhter Ahmed, M. Mehrab Bakhtiar, Daniel O. Gilligan, John Hoddinott, and Shalini Roy published the open access article, "Private transfers, public transfers, and food insecurity during the time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh" in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Abstract In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, interest […]
Transforming Agrifood Systems to Improve Nutrition in Secondary Cities: The Role of Women
Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) organized a roundtable discussion regarding the role of women in transforming agrifood systems to improve nutrition in secondary cities on 9 March 2023. The event was hosted by Nutrition in City Ecosystem (NICE), a project of Swiss public and private consortium of Swiss TPH, ETH Zurich, Sight and Life […]
Food prices fall on world markets but not on kitchen tables
A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the size of its chapatis — a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread — to save on cooking oil. Cash-strapped Pakistanis reluctantly go vegetarian, dropping beef and chicken from their diets because they can no longer afford meat. In Hungary, a café pulls burgers and fries off the […]
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