Abstract/Description Food is fundamental for human survival. The right to food is recognized as a basic human right. Food and nutrition security, a cornerstone of national development, is intricately linked to the well-being of Bangladesh’s population. Ensuring consistent access to sufficient and nutritious food for millions of Bangladeshis is a critical responsibility for those guiding the […]
US sanctions could threaten SDG financing: Economists
If the US imposes sanctions on Bangladesh centring the upcoming elections, it could seriously impact overall food security in the country, affecting financing for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), economists and experts have warned. Besides, slow global growth could push more people into poverty this year as well as malnutrition rate may also increase, they said […]
Policy Seminar: Harmful Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Subsidies
Event: Harmful Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Subsidies When: Thursday, December 15 (02:00-03:00 a.m. Dhaka time) Organizers: IFPRI and University of Adelaide Agricultural subsidies are high—and increasing—and are largely concentrated among relatively few commodities in a handful of countries. The negative impacts of these subsidies on production and trade are widely known, but their environmental impacts […]
‘Immediate interventions needed to lower food prices’
The speakers have urged the government to reduce the prices of diesel and other agricultural inputs so that farmers can grow low-cost food that people in poverty can afford The double shocks of the Covid pandemic and the Ukraine crisis have drastically increased food prices, and immediate policy interventions are needed to keep food […]
Latest Food Security Situation in Bangladesh (data collection ongoing)
Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, IFPRI has been collecting data to assess the effect of the pandemic on Bangladeshi households, and to chart the recovery process. We have been interviewing households (over the phone) from all districts of Bangladesh by using two national samples of Bangladesh – one for rural households and another […]