Direct cash transfers coupled with behaviour change communication (BCC) can reduce violence against women inflicted by their partners by more than a quarter, according to a study. The study said the reduction in violence was found six to 10 months after the intervention ended, providing the first evidence that such benefits can be sustained by […]
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.
A Catch-22 in Safety Net Targeting in Bangladesh (BLOG)
A Bureaucratic Catch-22: Study in Bangladesh Shows How Safety Nets Can Overlook the Poorest Around the world, governments and development partners make hard choices on how to invest their limited resources to help the needy. But in a country like Bangladesh, where almost one fourth of the population of 165 million lives below the poverty line, […]
BIHS Round 3 Survey Training
IFPRI's Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS), one of the most comprehensive, nationally representative open data sources in the country, has emerged as a global public good since the first round survey in 2012. Now, IFPRI is preparing to launch the third round survey.
ANGeL Results Dissemination Seminar
On June 6, 2018, IFPRI’s Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) and the Ministry of Agriculture jointly organized a seminar, which brought together key stakeholders for the results dissemination of the ministry-led “Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages” (ANGeL) pilot project. Select preliminary results focused on changes in agriculture production diversity, dietary diversity, infant […]
Developing Analytical Capacity in the Governance Innovation Unit of the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office
Under the Compact2025 initiative, IFPRI is working with the Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office to strengthen the research and analytical capacity of its policymakers.
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