Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP)

Description

In response to Bangladesh’s Country Investment Plan for agriculture, food security, and nutrition, the USAID-funded Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) provided demand-driven food- and agricultural-policy research since 2010, focusing on seven key areas:

• Agricultural growth and climate change
• Fishery development and livestock sectors
• Gender
• Governance
• Marketing and regional and global trade
• Nutrition
• Social safety nets

The PRSSP generated information on critical issues, strengthened analytical capacity within the country, and stimulated policy dialogue. Its main objectives were to enhance the efficiency of food production and marketing, accelerate income growth of the poor, and improve nutrition for vulnerable groups.

For more information, please contact the former PRSSP Chief of Party and Country Representative for Bangladesh Akhter Ahmed.

RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Increasing production diversity and diet quality through agriculture, gender, and nutrition linkages: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh
Ahmed, Akhter; Coleman, Fiona; Ghostlaw, Julie; Hoddinott, John F.; Menon, Purnima; Parvin, Aklima; Pereira, Audrey; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Roy, Shalini; Younus, Masuma. 2022

Series: IFPRI Discussion Paper
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; DCA; CRP2; CRP4; GAAP; PRSSP; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; G Cross-cutting gender theme; Capacity Strengthening; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL)
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

Discussion paper

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Can agricultural development projects empower women? A synthesis of mixed methods evaluations using pro-WEAI in the gender, agriculture, and assets project (phase 2) portfolio
Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Malapit, Hazel J.; Seymour, Greg; Heckert, Jessica; Doss, Cheryl; Johnson, Nancy; Rubin, Deborah; Thai, Giang; Ramani, Gayathri V.; Myers, Emily; GAAP2 for pro-WEAI Study Team. 2022

Series: IFPRI Discussion Paper
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; CRP2; CRP4; GAAP; Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index; DCA; G Cross-cutting gender theme; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL); PRSSP
Countries/Regions:SOUTH ASIA; WEST AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA; AFRICA; EAST AFRICA

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Comparing delivery channels to promote nutrition-sensitive agriculture: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh
Ahmed, Akhter; Coleman, Fiona; Hoddinott, John F.; Menon, Purnima; Parvin, Aklima; Pereira, Audrey; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Roy, Shalini. 2022

Series: IFPRI Discussion Paper
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; CRP2; Capacity Strengthening; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; Cross-cutting gender theme; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL); PRSSP
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

Discussion paper

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Feed the Future Bangladesh: Zone of Influence Survey 2018/2019 Baseline
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2022

Series:
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; PRSSP; Bangladesh Agricultural Policy Activity; BIHS
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

Report

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Commercialization of oilseeds and pulses stakeholder consultation workshops: Final report
Ahmed, Akhter; Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Ghostlaw, Julie; Khan, A. S. M. Mahbubur Rahman; Sultana, Nasreen; Siddique, Rezaul Karim; Kundu, Subrata Kumar; Ahmed, Shamim. 2021

Series:
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; Feed the Future Initiative; 4 Transforming Agricultural and Rural Economies; PRSSP; Bangladesh Agricultural Policy Activity
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

Report

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Does market inclusion empower women? Evidence from Bangladesh
Raghunathan, Kalyani; Ramani, Gayathri; Rubin, Deborah; Pereira, Audrey; Ahmed, Akhter; Malapit, Hazel J.; Quisumbing, Agnes R.. 2021

Series: IFPRI Discussion Paper
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; GAAP; 3 Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry; 4 Transforming Agricultural and Rural Economies; G Cross-cutting gender theme; CRP4; CRP2; PRSSP
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

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Commercialization of agricultural research and biotechnology stakeholder consultation workshops: Final report
Ahmed, Akhter; Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Ghostlaw, Julie; Parvin, Aklima; Khan, A. S. M. Mahbubur Rahman; Sultana, Nasreen; Siddique, Rezaul Karim; Kundu, Subrata Kumar. 2021

Series:
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; Feed the Future Initiative; 1 Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply; PRSSP; Bangladesh Agricultural Policy Activity
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

Report

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Transfer Modality Research Initiative: Impacts of combining social protection and nutrition in Bangladesh
Ahmed, Akhter; Hoddinott, John F.; Roy, Shalini. 2021

Series: Policy Note
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI1; CRP4; Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI); PRSSP; CRP2; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

Project Note

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Sudden onion price surge in Bangladesh: A situation analysis for policy
Ahmed, Akhter; Kaikaus, Ahmad. 2021

Series: Securing food for all in Bangladesh
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI4; PRSSP; CRP2; DCA
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

Book chapter

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Climbing up the ladder and watching out for the fall: Poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh
Ahmed, Akhter; Tauseef, Salauddin. 2021

Series: Securing food for all in Bangladesh
IFPRI descriptor:IFPRI4; PRSSP; CRP2
Countries/Regions:BANGLADESH; SOUTH ASIA; ASIA

Book chapter

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Publication – Diets of Men and Women in Rural Bangladesh Are Equitable but Suboptimal

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