On March 29, 2023, USAID Agrilinks, Feed the Future, and IFPRI jointly organized the webinar, "Into, Through and Beyond USAID Programs: Lessons from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index." During this webinar, IFPRI presented how empowerment ins... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Can diverse farming systems enhance nutrition-sensitive agriculture?: Insights from the Food and Agriculture Research Discussion Forum
Background On April 1, 2023, the Food and Agriculture Research Discussion Forum (FARDF) convened a meeting to discuss Suthirtha Bandyopadhyay’s research, “Agricultural Production Diversity and Women's Nutrition: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh,” which a... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Into, Through and Beyond USAID Programs: Lessons from the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index
Background The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is the first-ever direct measure of women’s empowerment and inclusion in the agriculture sector. Since its launch in 2012, WEAI has grown into a suite of quantitative and qualitative resear... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
New Publication: Comparing Delivery Channels to Promote Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture
New Publication In December 2022, IFPRI published the discussion paper, "Comparing delivery channels to promote nutrition-sensitive agriculture: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh," which is based on research from the IFPRI-designed A... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
New Podcast: Scaling Up Nutrition for the Poor in Bangladesh
IFPRI's podcast Research Talks! has released a new episode, which features an interview with IFPRI’s Senior Research Fellow & Bangladesh Country Representative, Akhter Ahmed. Dr. Ahmed takes listeners behind-the-scenes of how research findings were... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office