Agricultural mechanization in Bangladesh Agricultural mechanization plays a key role in increasing agricultural productivity. In Bangladesh, where agriculture is the backbone of the economy and employs more than half of the labor force, the adoption of... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
International Women’s Day: How IFPRI-Bangladesh Embraces Equity
This International Women's Day, we asked IFPRI-Bangladesh staff what this year's theme of embracing equity means to them. IFPRI researchers, administrators, and program management staff cited their work on the Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BI... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Event Blog: Agricultural Microinsurance: Opportunities and Challenges
By M. Mehrab Bakhtiar, Md. Aminul Karim , Raisa Shamma, and Julie Ghostlaw Introduction In Bangladesh, limited access to formal financial services such as agricultural microinsurance prevents smallholder farmers from investing in productive assets, ado... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Blog: Supply- and demand-side barriers to reach uninsured farmers: Field-level insights on agricultural microinsurance in Bangladesh
By M. Mehrab Bakhtiar, Md. Aminul Karim, Raisa Shamma, Md. Redoy, and Julie Ghostlaw Introduction In Bangladesh, farmers are highly vulnerable to various types of shocks. Access to agricultural finance is critical for mitigating the impact of shocks on... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
