In early May, IFPRI-Bangladesh is organizing a seminar on "Food Systems and Nutrition in Bangladesh" jointly with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands, icddr,b World Food Programme, FAO, and UNICEF. The purpose of the seminar is to engage policymakers, development partners, UN agencies, civil society organisations, academia, and private […]
The Integrated Food Policy and Research Program implemented by IFPRI led Joint Venture with Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign combines policy research with capacity strengthening to tackle all four aspects of food security – availability, access, utilization, and stability – in a holistic and sustainable approach. The program’s cross-cutting research activities will focus on a full spectrum of food policy considerations – storage and transport, market and policy analysis, and capacity building and outreach.
IFPRP will closely work with the Ministry of Food, Directorate General of Food (DG Food) and Directorate General of Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (DG FPMU) to provide research based recommendations enabling the government to initiate most effective and efficient food policies. In addition, the project also aims to enhance the analytical competency of food cadre government officials through on the job trainings, in-country trainings and overseas trainings which in turn will encourage them to apply their knowledge in formulating and adopting best policy practices specific to food storage management and food distribution policies. In doing so, the program will build synergies with key government agencies and institutes and with the private sector.
The 5-year long Integrated Food Policy and Research Program is a part of the Ministry of Food’s Modern Food Storage Facilities Project, financed by The World Bank.
Bangladesh aims to become ‘quality’ food producer
Food secretary Md Kaikobad Hossain said Thursday that Bangladesh eyes becoming from a food-sufficient country to a quality producer."Bangladesh is almost food sufficient, now our target is to achieve dependable food production with quality nutrition," he said. He revealed the vision at a workshop in the city organised by Integrated Food Policy Research Program. This […]
IFPRI-Led Consortium’s Review and Early Results
The Integrated Food Policy Research Program (IFPRP) is a key component of the Modern Storage Facilities Project (MSFP) implemented by Bangladesh’s Ministry of Food and funded by the World Bank. In late July 2016, the IFPRP was awarded to an IFPRI-led consortium that also comprises the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and the University […]