IFPRI's national results have uncovered some underlying dynamics of poverty, food security, and agricultural development in Bangladesh.
In response to Bangladesh’s Country Investment Plan for agriculture, food security, and nutrition, the USAID-funded Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) has been providing demand-driven food- and agricultural-policy research since 2010, focusing on seven key areas:
- Agricultural growth and climate change
- Fishery development and livestock sectors
- Gender
- Governance
- Marketing and regional and global trade
- Nutrition
- Social safety nets
The PRSSP generates information on critical issues, strengthens analytical capacity within the country, and stimulates policy dialogue. Its main objectives are to enhance the efficiency of food production and marketing, accelerate income growth of the poor, and improve nutrition for vulnerable groups.
For more information on the PRSSP, please contact Chief of Party and IFPRI Country Representative Dr. Akhter Ahmed.
ANGeL Project Dispatches Gender Trainers
Gender trainings will help researchers learn how to empower women in Bangladesh.
An End in Sight to Early Marriage in Bangladesh?
PRSSP researchers used IFPRI's 2015 national survey data to assess who is getting married, at what age, and why.
Designing More Profitable Agricultural Enterprise
Agricultural technologies such as genetically modified crops have potential to advance agricultural development and food security, but the effects on farmer profits and consumer and producer health outcomes are not well understood. To help fill this knowledge gap, IFPRI designed an experimental study to evaluate the impacts of Bt eggplant. From November 21—25, PRSSP researchers […]
Evidence to Impact: PRSSP Phase II
Bangladesh’s enabling policy environment and national commitment have brought about dramatic improvements in nutrition, food security, poverty, and women’s empowerment, together with development partners like IFPRI. Since 2010, the PRSSP builds off of IFPRI’s thirty year foundation in Bangladesh to successfully translate its research to policy impact. From social protection reform to regional agricultural development […]