Though high-value non-rice crops like onions, vegetables, chilies and cut flowers are highly profitable, 52 per cent of Bangladeshi farmers grow only rice as the price of non-rice crops falls whenever production increases slightly, says an IFPRI report. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launched the Global Food Policy Report-2018 at a city hotel on […]
Climate-smart farming can help tackle food security challenges
Experts at a programme Thursday stressed the need for following open trade policies and focusing more on climate-smart agriculture to address the food security challenges. They criticised the dual policy of the preachers of globalisation. Food sufficiency does not necessarily ensure availability, which can trigger food insecurity, they said. They also urged the policymakers to […]
Developing Analytical Capacity in the Governance Innovation Unit of the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office
Under the Compact2025 initiative, IFPRI is working with the Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office to strengthen the research and analytical capacity of its policymakers.
A fourth of adolescents suffer from stunting
One in every four adolescent in Bangladesh is still suffering from stunting, with the rate being higher in rural than in urban areas, according to a data review. The result of the data review, disclosed at a discussion in the city’s CIRDAP auditorium on Thursday, also found that for adolescents aged 15-19 years, the thinness […]
Can social protection tackle micronutrient deficiencies in Bangladesh?
IFPRI builds a stronger case for the power of cash transfers and high quality nutrition education to tackle Bangladesh's nutrition challenges.
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