On 21 May 2026, representatives from the Government of Canada visited icddr,b in Dhaka to engage with leading nutrition and development organizations working to improve maternal and child nutrition in Bangladesh. The delegation included Ms. Leslie Norton, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Assistance Partnerships and Programming, Canada; H.E. Mr. Ajit Singh, High Commissioner of Canada […]
The IFPRI-PRSSP–designed Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS) is the most comprehensive, nationally representative rural household panel survey in the country. The first round survey took place in 2011–12, the second round survey took place in 2015, and the third round survey is projected for 2018. BIHS is the only such survey to collect detailed data on:
- plot-level agricultural production and practices,
- dietary intake of household members,
- anthropometric measurements of all household members, and
- women’s empowerment via the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI).
BIHS samples are statistically representative for rural areas in all seven administrative divisions of the country—Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Sylhet—as well as the “zone of influence” of USAID's Feed the Future project.
For more information on BIHS, please contact IFPRI Country Representative Dr. Akhter Ahmed.
Blog – The impact of marriage timing on women’s agency: Evidence from rural Bangladesh
Early marriage remains a pervasive issue in developing countries, with an estimated 650 million women globally married before the age of 18. This is a particular challenge in South Asia, where the prevalence of child marriage is significantly higher than in other parts of the world, with one third of women between the ages of […]
Blog – Resilience and COVID-19: Insights into fish and shrimp value chains in Bangladesh
The onset of COVID-19 and its accompanying lockdowns disrupted agri-food value chains across South Asia. Despite this, South Asian agri-food value chains recovered quickly and were largely resilient. Yet there is limited understanding of the drivers that enabled such recovery.
New Brief: Empowering Women in Agriculture – The Role of the WEAI in Bangladesh
On March 29, 2023, USAID Agrilinks, Feed the Future, and IFPRI jointly organized the webinar, "Into, Through and Beyond USAID Programs: Lessons from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index." During this webinar, IFPRI presented how empowerment insights have been leveraged to shape and inform gender-sensitive policies and programs in Bangladesh. The presentation was based on […]
Can diverse farming systems enhance nutrition-sensitive agriculture?: Food and Agriculture Research Discussion Forum
Background On April 1, 2023, the Food and Agriculture Research Discussion Forum (FARDF) convened a meeting to discuss Jaya Jumrani's research, “Agricultural Production Diversity and Women's Nutrition: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh,” which analyzed data from IFPRI's Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS). Among other points, this research concluded that, while poverty reduction and rice production have improved, […]
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