This International Women's Day, we asked IFPRI-Bangladesh staff what this year's theme of embracing equity means to them. IFPRI researchers, administrators, and program management staff cited their work on the Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS), including analyzing the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI); research assessing the gendered impacts of the Ukraine crisis; a new […]
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.
Understanding shocks, stressors, and resilience dynamics in rural Bangladesh
Under this abstract, IFPRI researchers Md. Sadat Anowar and Mir Raihanul Islam analyzed data from the Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS) to identify the major economic, social, and environmental shocks faced by rural households in Bangladesh and if there is any association between shocks and resilience with poverty and income. This abstract was accepted and presented at the 6th SANEM Annual Economists' Conference (SAEC) in February 2023.
Study: Trends and Inequities in Food, Energy, Protein, Fat, and Carbohydrate Intakes in Rural Bangladesh
NEW PUBLICATION In 2022, IFPRI researchers Phuong Nguyen, Akhter Ahmed, M. Mehrab Bakhtiar, Md. Masum Ali, and Julie Ghostlaw co-authored the article, “Trends and Inequities in Food, Energy, Protein, Fat, and Carbohydrate Intakes in Rural Bangladesh.” ABSTRACT Background Tracking dietary changes can inform strategies to improve nutrition, yet there is limited evidence on food consumption […]
Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey 2018-19 Third Round Dataset
IFPRI has published the third round of the Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS). BIHS is the only nationally representative survey in Bangladesh that collects detailed data on (1) plot-level agricultural production and practices, (2) dietary intake of individual household members, (3) anthropometric measurements (height and weight) of all household members, and (4) data to measure […]
Eat Vegetables, Save Farmers
During the lockdown, people stay at home unless there's an emergency. Market places are shut down. Kitchen markets and super-shops are open for a short span. Evidently, the lockdown has compelled people to buy less. During this unusual phase, two behavioural trends are noteworthy. Consumers are trying to be minimalistic in choosing their priority items. […]
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