Bangladesh’s transition from a war-ravaged, impoverished country to a rural development success story over four decades has been astounding. What can its experience teach the world about rural revitalization? In an increasingly urbanized world, where nearly 70% of the global population is projected to live in cities by 2050, we are at risk of leaving […]
2019 GFPR: Attract youth to agricultural sector
Severe environmental degradation, agricultural crises, and an acute shortage of jobs for a growing youth population in rural areas have emerged as the challenges for consistent development of Bangladesh, an international food policy think tank alerted yesterday. The think tank -- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) -- launched its flagship annual publication, 2019 Global […]
2019 GFPR: Call for better land management, fair price for agro-produces
Ministers along with local and foreign experts on Thursday called for improving land management for its economic use, creating employment for rural youth, and ensuring fair price for produces of farmers addressing the governance problems to ensure food security in Bangladesh. They said this at a function as Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute released […]