Paddy prices become depressed due to high production, which recently took place with a bumper harvest of the boro rice crop. Farmers’ protest that they do not receive price support from the government as paddy prices cover only a fraction of production costs. Upon request of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agricultural Policy Support […]
Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS)
Integrated Food Policy Research Program (IFPRP)
Paddy Price and Procurement Study
Assessing the Impacts of Bt Brinjal
Brinjal is a high-value crop that is widely grown and consumed throughout the country. However, it is highly susceptible to the fruit and shoot borer pest. To fight this pest, farmers spray their crops heavily with toxic pesticides, which can have harmful effects on the health of farmers, their families, the consumers of the fruit, […]