Every year, the U.S. Government's Feed the Future initiative releases a summary of its biggest accomplishments. This year, Feed the Future recognized IFPRI's Bt brinjal study in Bangladesh, which evaluated the impacts of genetically engineered brinjal,... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Impact study demonstrates Bt brinjal eggplant variety helps farmers in Bangladesh earn more with less pesticide
Eggplant, known as brinjal in Bangladesh, is a high-value crop that is widely grown and consumed throughout the country. About 150,000 farmers grow brinjal in Bangladesh and it ranks third after potato and rice among crops in the country in terms of qu... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
BLOG: Impact Study Demonstrates Bt Brinjal Helps Farmers Earn More With Less Pesticide
This post was written by Akhter Ahmed, Ph.D., International Food Policy Research Institute; John Hoddinott, DPhil, Cornell University; Paul Tanger, Ph.D., USAID; Lesley Perlman, USAID. Photo credit: Md. Arif Hossain/Cornell University Eggplant, known a... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Merit of Bt brinjal technology
Abdul Bayes | October 05, 2019 | The drivers of the current development of Bangladesh are many and they are diverse too. Ranking the drivers on their strengths may not be a simple exercise as hosts of multi-co-linearity problems would complicate the attempt. But apparently agricultural growth, especially of food grains could be touted as […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Discussion Paper: Impacts of Bt Brinjal (Eggplant) in Bangladesh
A new discussion paper from IFPRI researchers Akhter Ahmed, John Hoddinott, Nusrat Hossain, and Naveen Abedin assesses the impacts of genetically modified eggplant, Bt brinjal, on economic and health outcomes in Bangladesh using a cluster randomized controlled trial design. The study finds that Bt brinjal reduces the cost of pesticide use, the use of pesticides […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
