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 […]
Launch of the Feed the Future Bangladesh Country Plan
Postponement Announcement Please note that due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bangladesh, we have postponed the launch event until further notice. Please stay tuned for further updates once the situation de-escalates. Thank you. Background: Feed the Future in Bangladesh Bangladesh is one of 12 countries where the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) […]
BLOG: Impact Study Demonstrates Bt Brinjal Helps Farmers Earn More With Less Pesticide
This post was written by Akhter Ahmed, Ph.D., International Food Policy Research Institute; John Hoddinott, DPhil, Cornell University; Paul Tanger, Ph.D., USAID; Lesley Perlman, USAID. Photo credit: Md. Arif Hossain/Cornell University Eggplant, known as brinjal in Bangladesh, is a high-value crop that is widely grown and consumed throughout the country. 150,000 farmers grow brinjal in […]
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 […]
WEAI4VC Survey Enumerator Training
WEAI4VC, a pilot project led jointly by IFPRI and USAID, aims to improve our understandings of how empowerment varies along the agricultural value chain.