Every year, the U.S. Government's Feed the Future initiative releases a summary of its biggest accomplishments. This year, Feed the Future recognized IFPRI's Bt brinjal study in Bangladesh, which evaluated the impacts of genetically engineered brinjal, or eggplant, on various outcomes. IFPRI researchers found that Bt brinjal cultivation increased crop yields, farmers' incomes, and decreased […]
Designing More Profitable Agricultural Enterprise
Agricultural technologies such as genetically modified crops have potential to advance agricultural development and food security, but the effects on farmer profits and consumer and producer health outcomes are not well understood. To help fill this knowledge gap, IFPRI designed an experimental study to evaluate the impacts of Bt eggplant. From November 21—25, PRSSP researchers […]