Bangladesh’s enabling policy environment and national commitment have brought about dramatic improvements in nutrition, food security, poverty, and women’s empowerment, together with development partners like IFPRI. Since 2010, the PRSSP builds off of IFPRI’s thirty year foundation in Bangladesh to successfully translate its research to policy impact. From social protection reform to regional agricultural development […]
BIHS Round 1
PRSSP’s Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS) is the most comprehensive, nationally representative household survey conducted to date in Bangladesh.
Inauguration of the Bangladesh Country Office
After working in Bangladesh for 30 years, IFPRI officially opens its doors.
Interactive Agriculture Extension and Advisory Workshop
To sustainably reduce global hunger and poverty through enhanced local capacity for rural innovation, IFPRI and CARE International are partnering with the Digital Green’s USAID-funded project Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC). DLEC will be conducting a workshop in December 2016 for agricultural extension and advisory services stakeholders. Participants from national and regional agricultural extension networks will share their insights […]
Using evidence-based research to smooth regional disparities
Millions of farmers in the Teesta River Basin of northern Bangladesh struggle due to severe water shortages. Together with CASEED and APSU, IFPRI-Bangladesh conducted a government-commissioned study to develop an integrated agricultural strategy for the region. The study found that groundwater irrigation dominates the region, while the barrage provides only 2% due to the severe […]