IFPRI researcher Salauddin Tauseef and co-authors published the chapter, “Mobile Money Mitigates the Negative Effects of Weather Shocks: Implications for Risk Sharing and Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh” in a book published by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). The results show that large rainfall shocks negatively affect food and nonfood consumption, but the adoption of […]
Understanding shocks, stressors, and resilience dynamics in rural Bangladesh
Under this abstract, IFPRI researchers Md. Sadat Anowar and Mir Raihanul Islam analyzed data from the Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS) to identify the major economic, social, and environmental shocks faced by rural households in Bangladesh and if there is any association between shocks and resilience with poverty and income. This abstract was accepted and presented at the 6th SANEM Annual Economists' Conference (SAEC) in February 2023.
Gender, Climate and Nutrition Integration Initiative (GCAN) Research Seminar
Achieving the goals of climate smart agriculture requires careful consideration of other cross-cutting issues that influence climate change outcomes, especially gender and nutrition. On May 7, IFPRI and CIMMYT researchers presented findings from the USAID-funded Gender, Climate, and Nutrition Integration Initiative (GCAN) on assessing gender, climate, and nutrition outcomes for strengthened resilience programming at USAID; the […]