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
Field perspectives: Promises and pitfalls of agricultural mechanization in rural Bangladesh
What are the ground-level challenges associated with agricultural mechanization? From ChatGPT to agricultural mechanization, the pursuit of efficiency is sought after in various aspects of life. Labor-saving technologies like agricultural mechanization... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Exploring mechanization in agriculture: Insights from a field visit to Tangail District
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
Increasing capacity on evidence-based policy analysis through CGE modeling training in BIMSTEC countries
Training program for economists and scientists in the BIMSTEC region on an important tool for critical policy analysis and formulation.
The post Increasing capacity on evidence-based policy analysis through CGE modeling training in BIMSTEC countries ap... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
A Decade of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
IFPRI, USAID, BMGF Policy Seminar
Date: 16th February 2022
Time: 9:30 - 11:00 AM (EST)
WEAI is the first-ever direct measure of women’s empowerment and inclusion in the agricultural sector. Panelists discuss lessons learned from using empowerment metri... Source: IFPRI Ghana
