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) […]
Workshop: Food Systems for Healthier Diets
In early July, IFPRI is organizing a workshop on "Food Systems for Healthier Diets," together with CGIAR Research Program Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and Wageningen University in the Netherlands. The purpose of the workshop is to engage policymakers, development partners, UN agencies, civil society organisations, academia, and private sector to discuss how food systems […]
Poor Diet Quality Leads to Malnutrition
This report was first published on Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha on May 7, 2017. DHAKA, May 7, 2017 (BSS) - Malnutrition is still a major public health problem in the country as poor diet quality is undermining the efforts to improve nutritional status of the people, health experts told a seminar here today. Although Bangladesh has […]
Ministry and Partners Inaugurate Innovative Food Security Research Program
Five-year research program integrates all aspects of food policy to enhance food security across Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 6, 2016 – The Ministry of Food announced Tuesday a new comprehensive food security research program, together with the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. About […]