November 25, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh – The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT), with support from CGIAR and the Gates Foundation, hosted the seminar “Agricultural Mechanization Policy Dialogue: Research Evidence and Stakeholder Perspectives,” at the auditorium of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) in […]
Sylhet doubles up on mechanized harvesting
Farms in Bangladesh’s Sylhet division have significantly outnumbered those in all other divisions in adopting mechanization. Preliminary findings of recent research reveal that 44% of Sylhet’s farms used modern machines to harvest the Boro crop in 2023, compared to a national average of only 20% for mechanized harvesting. Farmers in Sylhet division who cultivated rain-fed […]
Blog – IFPRI-CGIAR workshop seeks to enhance agrifood value chains and farm mechanization in Bangladesh
IFPRI-CGIAR workshop seeks to enhance agrifood value chains and farm mechanization in Bangladesh By Razin Kabir, Md. Aminul Karim, Raisa Shamma, Md. Riad Uddin, Julie Ghostlaw On March 5, 2024, IFPRI and CGIAR, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, organized the workshop, “Agri-food value chains and farm mechanization in Bangladesh” in Dhaka, […]
Leveraging Social Protection for Improved Nutrition
Child stunting–that is, when children are too short for their age–is a serious issue. It is a consequence of inadequate nutrition and health, which reduce the chance that children will develop well, do well in school, earn a good living, and escape poverty. Although stunting in Bangladesh has dropped a lot over the past two […]