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 […]
Assessing the Impact of USAID’s Feed the Future Initiative in Bangladesh: Insights from the ReSAKSS Closeout Event
ReSAKSS Closeout Event On Thursday, February 23, 2023, USAID and IFPRI held a closeout event for the ReSAKSS initiative. ReSAKSS aimed to fill knowledge gaps and assess policy and investment options to accelerate agricultural growth and reduce poverty and hunger. The purpose of this event was to highlight the successes and lessons learned from USAID’s […]
“Healthy Food, Bright Future” Youth Essay Contest Winners
This year, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and IFPRI's Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) launched the “Healthy Food, Bright Future” youth essay contest, where young people ages 12-18 were invited to submit essays on healthy food: what is it, how do we get it, and why does it matter. In the […]
Feed the Future’s “Biggest Moments in 2019” Highlights IFPRI Research
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 […]
Seminar on Changes from Baseline to Endline in the Feed the Future Zone
On July 23, 2019, the Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) co-organized an interactive review of changes of selected indicators from 2011/12 baseline to 2018/19 endline for the Feed the Future (FTF) Zone of Influence, using data from two rounds of PRSSP’s Bangladesh Integrated Household […]