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.
Research Talks with IFPRI
A new podcast series highlights the ways in which IFPRI research can create impacts on the ground. Episode 1 features a lively discussion on how a fun, yet purposeful game helps promote water conservation in India. Listen here > https://soundcloud.com/ifpri-researchtalks/playing-games-to-save-water-in-india
Paddy Price and Procurement Study
Paddy prices become depressed due to high production, which recently took place with a bumper harvest of the boro rice crop. Farmers’ protest that they do not receive price support from the government as paddy prices cover only a fraction of production costs. Upon request of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agricultural Policy Support […]
1 in 7 Bangladeshis Undernourished
The hunger situation in Bangladesh continues to remain “serious”, with one in every seven persons suffering from undernourishment, according to the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) released yesterday. The GHI, published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, showed that Bangladesh has made strides in fighting hunger and undernourishment since 2000 due to steady economic growth. Yet, […]
New Director for South Asia Appointed
Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Director General Shenggen Fan announced the appointment of Shahidur Rashid of Bangladesh as Director for South Asia based in New Delhi. He succeeds Pramod Joshi of India who was appointed as Director of South Asia in February 2012. “I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Shahidur […]