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.... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
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... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
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 Welthunge... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
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 […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Abstract Digest on Maternal and Child Nutrition Research – Issue 22
In this issue of Abstract Digest, we have brought together a collection of articles and systematic reviews on multiple aspects of nutrition including stunting, micronutrient supplementation, adolescent nutrition, and policy analysis. Here are some of the highlights: Bhatia and colleagues (2018) examined the trend in inequalities in infant mortality rate (IMR) in Indian states >> Read more Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
