Agricultural extension in Bangladesh is key for improving agricultural productivity, food security, and recent IFPRI research in Bangladesh even shows that agriculture extension holds promise for leveraging nutrition-sensitive agriculture. Nevertheless, research shows that its capacity remains limited in this South Asian country. The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM), and […]
Bt Brinjal Impact Assessment: Field Visit
IFPRI researchers observe field-level activities for the Bt brinjal impact assessment. Learn more.
Ministry Organizes Bt Brinjal Monitoring Training
The Ministry of Agriculture is preparing to implement the Bt brinjal impact assessment study. On 6 August 2017, the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Agricultural Policy Support Unit (APSU), and Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) organized a day-long training of trainers at BARI-Gazipur for 17 senior agriculture extension officials (Upazila Agriculture Officers and Additional Agriculture […]
Bt Brinjal Census Training
Bangladesh is the first South Asian country to approve commercial cultivation of a genetically modified food crop: brinjal (eggplant). Although advancements in agricultural biotechnology like Bt brinjal could accelerate food production to meet the demand of Bangladesh’s growing population, farmers’ and consumers’ food safety remains a top priority. To this end, the Ministry of Agriculture […]
ANGeL Project Dispatches Gender Trainers
Gender trainings will help researchers learn how to empower women in Bangladesh.