IFPRI and the Ministry of Agriculture join hands to enhance agricultural mechanization in Bangladesh Summary: The Bangladesh Government prioritizes mechanization to make agriculture more efficient and to enhance productivity and food security. IFPRI and CGIAR, with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, are conducting policy research to address key challenges impeding agricultural […]
Profitability in farming on the decline: study
Farmers are registering reduced profitability from paddy cultivation due to tightening of the rural labour market and declining real prices for the cereal grain, according to a joint study by two international research organisations. The study found that real agricultural wages have been rising gradually as people are moving out to non-farm sectors. Between 2011 […]
IFPRI workshop presents policy research on agri-food value chains and farm mechanization in Bangladesh
March 5, 2024, Dhaka, Bangladesh – The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and CGIAR, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, convened a workshop on “Agri-food value chains and farm mechanization in Bangladesh” at the Six Seasons Hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workshop explored the critical role of intermediaries within agri-food value […]
Exploring mechanization in agriculture: Insights from a field visit to Tangail District
Agricultural mechanization in Bangladesh Agricultural mechanization plays a key role in increasing agricultural productivity. In Bangladesh, where agriculture is the backbone of the economy and employs more than half of the labor force, the adoption of mechanization can significantly enhance the sector’s efficiency and productivity. Additionally, it can help smallholder farmers overcome challenges associated with […]
NEW RESEARCH: Gender and Agricultural Mechanization
Farmer hiring of agricultural machinery services is common in South Asia. Informal fee-for-service arrangements have positioned farmers so they can access use of machinery to conduct critical, time-sensitive agricultural tasks like land preparation, seeding, irrigation, harvesting and post-harvesting operations. However, both the provision and rental of machinery services are currently dominated by men, and by […]