This session provides an opportunity to reflect on the potential of group-based interventions to facilitate upgrading by shrimp smallholders, and the challenges associated with doing so. Shrimp is Bangladesh’s main agricultural export and a substantial contributor to the economy of southern Bangladesh, but the sector has a checkered history; beset by struggles over land and […]
2023 Global Food Policy Report: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses
Economic crises, epidemics, conflicts, and extreme weather events can wreak havoc on food systems, in particular when several of these shocks overlap. Food system shocks risk increasing food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition, and can disrupt livelihoods, increase poverty, and further diminish prospects for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Governments and the international community, including research […]
Food Loss and Waste in Fruit and Vegetable Supply Chains
Context According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), about one-third of all food produced around the globe is lost or wasted. This is particularly egregious in a world where one in nine persons is food insecure, and widespread food affordability concerns in low- and middle-income countries have resulted from COVID-related value chain […]
Event Blog: Agricultural Microinsurance: Opportunities and Challenges
By Akhter U. Ahmed, M. Mehrab Bakhtiar, Md. Aminul Karim, Raisa Shamma, and Julie Ghostlaw Introduction In Bangladesh, limited access to formal financial services such as agricultural microinsurance prevents smallholder farmers from investing in productive assets, adopting new technologies, and absorbing shocks. Moreover, the existing gender gap in access to agricultural finance warrants greater attention […]
32nd Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture (Dec 12)
Event: My Reflections on Africa’s Year of Nutrition (Virtual) When: Dec 12, 9:00-10:30PM (Dhaka time) Her Excellency Minata Samaté Cessouma, the AU Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs, & Social Development reflects on key outcomes & recommendations from the Year of Nutrition in Africa. Learn More & Register: https://www.ifpri.org/event/my-reflections-year-african-nutrition Credit: Jason Chow/IFPRI