Safety nets can be very effective at improving food security and reducing poverty, but have had limited or mixed effects on improving nutrition. This begs the question: is there something other than resources that's needed to improve child nutrition, particularly to accelerate reductions in child stunting? IFPRI designed and WFP implemented the Transfer Modality Research […]
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL)
The ANGeL pilot project has been working with the government’s agriculture extension since 2015 to provide more than 3,000 farm families with training on agriculture production, nutrition knowledge, and gender sensitization. IFPRI, together with the government and partners such as Helen Keller International, has developed training modules and monitoring tools, and encouraged district-level agriculture extension […]
Evidence to Impact: PRSSP Phase II
Bangladesh’s enabling policy environment and national commitment have brought about dramatic improvements in nutrition, food security, poverty, and women’s empowerment, together with development partners like IFPRI. Since 2010, the PRSSP builds off of IFPRI’s thirty year foundation in Bangladesh to successfully translate its research to policy impact. From social protection reform to regional agricultural development […]