On April 18, 2019, IFPRI organized the launch of the 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) in Dhaka, Bangladesh - the only report dedicated to reviewing food policy developments around the globe. This year's report focuses on the importance of rural revitalization in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event highlighted several accelerators for […]
Pest plague lowered in Bt brinjal: Study
Pest infestation, especially invasion of 'shoot borer', is much lower in Bt brinjal than other traditional varieties, a latest study showed. Bt brinjal is the first genetically modified (GM) crop ever developed in Bangladesh. Leaf-eating beetles were found 47.1 per cent of plants in case of Bt brinjal when it was 63.7 per cent for […]
Bt Brinjal Study: Pesticide Use Falls, But Risk Remains
The cultivation of Bt brinjal has enabled farmers to reduce pesticide use and log higher profits but the genetically modified vegetable is not fully free from the risk of fruit and shoot borer (FSB) infestation, a new study found. The FSB is one of the most devastating pests that damages up to a third of […]
Policy Workshop: Agricultural Transformation in Bangladesh
On March 6, 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and the USAID-funded Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP), implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), jointly organized a half-day policy workshop to disseminate research-based evidence from the “Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL)” project, and the Bt brinjal impact assessment. The event attracted […]
Challenge lies in ensuring healthy diets for all in BD
Experts identified on Wednesday several challenges to ensuring healthy diets for all age groups in Bangladesh, including an increase in consumption of healthy foods and a cut in consumption of some processed foods with little nutritional value or anti-nutritive factors. They noted that mere awareness about healthy diet was not sufficient as people consume foods […]
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