Smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries have limited access to finance, due to the paucity of banks and other financial institutions in rural areas. As a result, banks and other formal financial institutions tend not to know much about farming as a business, and therefore they hesitate to extend credit to farmers. Such reluctance […]
Ensuring good governance in agri-food system crucial
With a positive and significant transformation taking place in Bangladesh's agricultural sector, the policies related to this are getting more complex, according to a paper presentation. Consequently, it has become crucial to ensure good governance in the country's agri-food system through better coordination among all stakeholders, the paper said. The paper titled 'Structure of Bangladesh […]
Quarterly Newsletter (July 2023)
Discover the latest edition of our quarterly newsletter! Dive into IFPRI's newest research findings, including a spotlight on gender disparities in diets, the profound impact of safety net transfers on food insecurity and intimate partner violence, the resilience demonstrated by agricultural value chains during the COVID-19 pandemic, insightful analysis of non-communicable disease trends, and so […]
Blog – Resilience and COVID-19: Insights into fish and shrimp value chains in Bangladesh
The onset of COVID-19 and its accompanying lockdowns disrupted agri-food value chains across South Asia. Despite this, South Asian agri-food value chains recovered quickly and were largely resilient. Yet there is limited understanding of the drivers that enabled such recovery.
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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