This session provides an opportunity to reflect on the potential of group-based interventions to facilitate upgrading by shrimp smallholders, and the challenges associated with doing so. Shrimp is Bangladesh’s main agricultural export and a substantial contributor to the economy of southern Bangladesh, but the sector has a checkered history; beset by struggles over land and […]
Global Food Policy Report 2023 launched
The International Food Policy Research Institute has published the Global Food Policy Report 2023 at Kathmandu in Nepal. IFPRI’s South Asia Regional Office, in partnership with the Institute for Integrated Development Studies, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and the Indian Council of […]
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 […]
2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses
Economic crises, epidemics, conflicts, and extreme weather events can wreak havoc on food systems, in particular when several of these shocks overlap. Food system shocks risk increasing food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition, and can disrupt livelihoods, increase poverty, and further diminish prospects for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Governments and the international community, including research […]
Can diverse farming systems enhance nutrition-sensitive agriculture?: Food and Agriculture Research Discussion Forum
Background On April 1, 2023, the Food and Agriculture Research Discussion Forum (FARDF) convened a meeting to discuss Jaya Jumrani's research, “Agricultural Production Diversity and Women's Nutrition: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh,” which analyzed data from IFPRI's Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS). Among other points, this research concluded that, while poverty reduction and rice production have improved, […]
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