Government of Bangladesh's Response to Feed the Needy The Bangladesh government has taken a special scheme to reach food to 50 lakh people through a food friendly program in the cities through Open Market Sale (OMS) of rice. A special OMS scheme has started last week in addition to the previous one to ease the […]
Feed the Future’s “Biggest Moments in 2019” Highlights IFPRI Research
Every year, the U.S. Government's Feed the Future initiative releases a summary of its biggest accomplishments. This year, Feed the Future recognized IFPRI's Bt brinjal study in Bangladesh, which evaluated the impacts of genetically engineered brinjal, or eggplant, on various outcomes. IFPRI researchers found that Bt brinjal cultivation increased crop yields, farmers' incomes, and decreased […]
WEAI for Value Chains Final Report
Upon request of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), IFPRI conducted this study to support USAID in assessing the state of empowerment and gender parity of men and women along the agricultural value chain in the Feed the Future (FTF) Zone of Influence (ZOI) in Bangladesh. Specifically, IFPRI’s Policy Research and Strategy Support Program […]
Reforms in Agricultural Extension in Bangladesh: Book Chapter
Agricultural extension in Bangladesh is key for improving agricultural productivity, food security, and recent IFPRI research in Bangladesh even shows that agriculture extension holds promise for leveraging nutrition-sensitive agriculture. Nevertheless, research shows that its capacity remains limited in this South Asian country. The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM), and […]
Empowering Women in Agriculture
The government is rolling out the ‘ANGeL’ program nationwide to train women farmers in order to develop dietary diversity, nutrition and financial gains, and cut medical costs. Women constitute over 50% of the farm labour force in Bangladesh, much higher a participation comparing to 30% in India and Pakistan. But as they belong to small […]
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