PRSSP

Eat Vegetables, Save Farmers

During the lockdown, people stay at home unless there's an emergency. Market places are shut down. Kitchen markets and super-shops are open for a short span. Evidently, the lockdown has compelled people to buy less. During this unusual phase, two behav... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

Govt’s aman purchase hits a record

The food procurement office, for the first time since 1996, has bought the highest amount of aman paddy and achieved its target of buying six lakh tonnes of the grain grown in the monsoon. It bought 6.27 lakh tonnes of aman paddy since November followi... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

International Open Data Day 2020

International Open Data Day 2020: Crowdsourcing Global Insights from National Data in Bangladesh By Akhter Ahmed and Julie Ghostlaw Introduction Collecting and sharing data and other information publicly is crucial for researchers, policy makers, and d... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

“Healthy Food, Bright Future” Youth Essay Contest Winners

This year, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and IFPRI's Policy Research and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP) launched the “Healthy Food, Bright Future” youth essay contest, where young people ages 12-18 were invited to submit essay... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office

Feed the Future’s “Biggest Moments in 2019” Highlights IFPRI Research

Every year, the U.S. Government's Feed the Future initiative releases a summary of its biggest accomplishments. This year, Feed the Future recognized IFPRI's Bt brinjal study in Bangladesh, which evaluated the impacts of genetically engineered brinjal,... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office