They came up with this recommendation while launching the annual report of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Researchers and food policy experts have emphasized minimising persistent rural-urban development gaps by designing and implementing innovative development programs for rural revitalization. They came up with this recommendation while launching the annual report of International Food Policy […]
2019 GFPR: Call for better land management, fair price for agro-produces
Ministers along with local and foreign experts on Thursday called for improving land management for its economic use, creating employment for rural youth, and ensuring fair price for produces of farmers addressing the governance problems to ensure food security in Bangladesh. They said this at a function as Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute released […]
Gender, Climate and Nutrition Integration Initiative (GCAN) Research Seminar
Achieving the goals of climate smart agriculture requires careful consideration of other cross-cutting issues that influence climate change outcomes, especially gender and nutrition. On May 7, IFPRI and CIMMYT researchers presented findings from the USAID-funded Gender, Climate, and Nutrition Integration Initiative (GCAN) on assessing gender, climate, and nutrition outcomes for strengthened resilience programming at USAID; the […]
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 […]
New Director for South Asia Appointed
Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Director General Shenggen Fan announced the appointment of Shahidur Rashid of Bangladesh as Director for South Asia based in New Delhi. He succeeds Pramod Joshi of India who was appointed as Director of South Asia in February 2012. “I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Shahidur […]
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