November 25, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh – The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT), with support from CGIAR and the Gates Foundation, hosted the seminar “Agricultural Mechanization Policy Dialogue: Research Evidence and Stakeholder Perspectives,” at the auditorium of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) in […]
Too many landless, 6% large farmers command one fourth of total land
Marginal farmers, 41% of total, operate only 11% land Approximately 40% of farm households are pure landless tenant Only 23% of farmers receive agricultural extension service support Although the British-era Zamindari system was abolished long ago through the East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950 (commonly known as the Zamindari Abolition Act), significant […]
Sylhet doubles up on mechanized harvesting
Farms in Bangladesh’s Sylhet division have significantly outnumbered those in all other divisions in adopting mechanization. Preliminary findings of recent research reveal that 44% of Sylhet’s farms used modern machines to harvest the Boro crop in 2023, compared to a national average of only 20% for mechanized harvesting. Farmers in Sylhet division who cultivated rain-fed […]
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Publication – Household dairy production, dairy intake, and anthropometric outcomes in rural Bangladesh
In November 2023, IFPRI researchers M. Mehrab Bakhtiar and John Hoddinott published the article, "Household dairy production, dairy intake, and anthropometric outcomes in rural Bangladesh" in Food Policy. Abstract We assess whether ownership of dairy cows is associated with a greater likelihood of consuming dairy products and with child anthropometric status in rural Bangladesh. Consistent […]
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