Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, IFPRI has been collecting data to assess the effect of the pandemic on Bangladeshi households, and to chart the recovery process. We have been interviewing households (over the phone) from all districts of Bangladesh by using two national samples of Bangladesh – one for rural households and another […]
Boro procurement – crucial for food security
In what has been termed a policy shift, the government is planning to purchase Boro rice directly from farmers this season to help ensure a fair price for the latter and boost its own stock. A FE report says the cabinet division has recommended that the food ministry take necessary steps to this effect. The […]
On the road to inclusive recovery
The first wave of the pandemic hit us hard -- no one can doubt this brutal fact. But Bangladesh built back, and achieved a degree of recovery that has been more inclusive than even some high income nations of the world. A report published by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in association with […]
Bangladesh PRSSP Final Evaluation Report
The Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) was implemented by IFPRI and funded by USAID from 2010 to 2020. The program aimed to generate information on critical issues, strengthen analytical capacity within the country, and stimulate policy dialogue. The Bangladesh PRSSP closed in September 2020. USAID published PRSSP's final performance evaluation report in December 2020, […]
Buy paddy, not rice
To ensure fair prices for Boro farmers, the government under its procurement programme should only buy paddy from the growers instead of rice from millers, a study suggested. It showed that last year the market price of Boro paddy could have increased by 45 percent had the government purchased only paddy from farmers for its […]
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