IFPRI has published the third round of the Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS). BIHS is the only nationally representative survey in Bangladesh that collects detailed data on (1) plot-level agricultural production and practices, (2) dietary intake of individual household members, (3) anthropometric measurements (height and weight) of all household members, and (4) data to measure […]
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.
Boro procurement – crucial for food security
In what has been termed a policy shift, the government is planning to purchase Boro rice directly from farmers this season to help ensure a fair price for the latter and boost its own stock. A FE report says the cabinet division has recommended that the food ministry take necessary steps to this effect. The […]
Bangladesh PRSSP Final Evaluation Report
The Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) was implemented by IFPRI and funded by USAID from 2010 to 2020. The program aimed to generate information on critical issues, strengthen analytical capacity within the country, and stimulate policy dialogue. The Bangladesh PRSSP closed in September 2020. USAID published PRSSP's final performance evaluation report in December 2020, […]
Buy paddy, not rice
To ensure fair prices for Boro farmers, the government under its procurement programme should only buy paddy from the growers instead of rice from millers, a study suggested. It showed that last year the market price of Boro paddy could have increased by 45 percent had the government purchased only paddy from farmers for its […]
Buy paddy from farmers, not rice from millers
Only 1.34% of the farmers got the government-set price against their produce. Through its food procurement efforts, the government intends to serve two purposes: 1) maintain a stock to ensure food security, and 2) provide the crop growers with price support. Unfortunately, the price support it offered in Boro season last year benefited the rice […]
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