Recent in Bangladesh

Boro procurement – crucial for food security

In what has been termed a policy shift, the government is planning to purchase Boro rice directly from farmers this season to help ensure a fair price for the latter and boost its own stock. A FE report says the cabinet division has recommended that th... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

On the road to inclusive recovery

The first wave of the pandemic hit us hard -- no one can doubt this brutal fact. But Bangladesh built back, and achieved a degree of recovery that has been more inclusive than even some high income nations of the world. A report published by the Intern... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

Bangladesh PRSSP Final Evaluation Report

The Bangladesh Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) was implemented by IFPRI and funded by USAID from 2010 to 2020. The program aimed to generate information on critical issues, strengthen analytical capacity within the country, and sti... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

Buy paddy, not rice

To ensure fair prices for Boro farmers, the government under its procurement programme should only buy paddy from the growers instead of rice from millers, a study suggested. It showed that last year the market price of Boro paddy could have increased ... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

Journal Article: Food Transfers & Child Nutrition in Rohingya Camps

Rohingya refugees are highly vulnerable to many challenges. IFPRI and Cornell researchers joined hands to examine the associations between receipt of an electronic food voucher (e-voucher) compared with food rations on the nutritional status of Rohingy... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office