If the US imposes sanctions on Bangladesh centring the upcoming elections, it could seriously impact overall food security in the country, affecting financing for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), economists and experts have warned. Besides, slow global growth could push more people into poverty this year as well as malnutrition rate may also increase, they said […]
BLOG – Bridging the smallholder finance gap: Collaborative research with WeGro in Bangladesh
Farmers in many low- and middle-income countries face a major financial gap, with available resources often insufficient to enable them to increase production—and putting many higher-value products with the greatest potential to increase incomes out of reach. Yet banks and other formal financial institutions shy away from lending to smallholder farmers. There are several reasons […]
Join Our Team – Associate Research Fellow/Research Fellow
IFPRI seeks an Associate Research Fellow or Research Fellow to join an established research team for a two-year, renewable appointment in its Poverty Gender, and Inclusion (PGI) Unit. This position is based at the IFPRI Country Office in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The selected candidate will conduct policy-relevant, applied microeconomics research with a primary focus on Bangladesh. […]
Blog – Informing policies with causal impact evaluations: Co-creation and trust matter
Policymakers have incredibly complex decisions to make, and they rely on a broad range of information to support that process. Which policies and programs work best for their constituents? What is the best use of limited resources, especially in times of crisis? Tracking policy outcomes and costs over time helps stakeholders monitor progress and budgets. […]
27.51 lakh Bangladeshis go below poverty line for food price hike, economic slowdown: IFPRI researcher
The poverty situation in Bangladesh was higher than expected in 2020-21 as the COVID constrained economic activity and reduced incomes. The situation worsened further amid spirals in global food prices in 2022. And the global economic slowdown could push more people into poverty this year. A researcher at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) […]
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