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 […]
COVID-19: IFPRI Resources and Analyses
Analyses on the threats the epidemic poses to food security and development around the world. Read More: https://www.ifpri.org/spotlight/ifpri-resources-and-analyses-covid-19-formerly-known-coronavirus
Youth Essay Contest, “Healthy Food, Bright Future”
YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST "Healthy Food, Bright Future" স্বাস্থ্যকর খাবার খেলে, উজ্জ্বল ভবিষ্যৎ মেলে The International Food Policy Research Institute Research Institute (IFPRI) invites Bangladeshi teens (ages 12-18) to write an essay on what healthy food and a bright future mean to you. Please answer the following questions in your essay: What are healthy foods? How […]
Migration restrictions may affect country’s food security
Increased restrictions on international migration by primary host countries may affect food security in high-migrant source countries like Bangladesh, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) suggests in its latest report. The concern was raised in 2018 Global Food Policy Report, which was launched by IFPRI at an event at a city hotel in the […]
Climate-smart farming can help tackle food security challenges
Experts at a programme Thursday stressed the need for following open trade policies and focusing more on climate-smart agriculture to address the food security challenges. They criticised the dual policy of the preachers of globalisation. Food sufficiency does not necessarily ensure availability, which can trigger food insecurity, they said. They also urged the policymakers to […]