Recent in Bangladesh

Publication – Integrated aquatic and terrestrial food production enhances micronutrient and economic productivity for nutrition-sensitive food systems

In September 2023, CGIAR researchers published the article, "Integrated aquatic and terrestrial food production enhances micronutrient and economic productivity for nutrition-sensitive food systems" in Nature Food. Abstract Integrated aquaculture–agric... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

Publication – Transformation of the feed supply segment of the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh

In November 2023, IFPRI, WorldFish, Michigan State University, and Bangladesh Agricultural University co-authored the article, "Transformation of the feed supply segment of the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh," which was published in Aquaculture ... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

Profitability in farming on the decline: study

Farmers are registering reduced profitability from paddy cultivation due to tightening of the rural labour market and declining real prices for the cereal grain, according to a joint study by two international research organisations. The study found th... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

New Working Paper: Evaluation of a livestock financing project in Bangladesh: Navigating operational, environmental, and behavioral challenges

Smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries have limited access to finance, due to the pau city of banks and other financial institutions in rural areas. As a result, banks and other formal financial institutions tend not to know much about... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

Ensuring good governance in agri-food system crucial

With a positive and significant transformation taking place in Bangladesh's agricultural sector, the policies related to this are getting more complex, according to a paper presentation. Consequently, it has become crucial to ensure good governance in ... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office