The government should create a balance between the paddy price at the farm and the retail level to ensure that the farmers get fair price of their produce and the consumers can also buy rice at affordable prices. “Lower paddy price causes sufferings to the farmers and at the same time, high rice price also […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
2019 Global Food Policy Report Dhaka Launch: Lessons from Bangladesh on Rural Revitalization
Bangladesh’s transition from a war-ravaged, impoverished country to a rural development success story over four decades has been astounding. What can its experience teach the world about rural revitalization? In an increasingly urbanized world, where nearly 70% of the global population is projected to live in cities by 2050, we are at risk of leaving […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Empowering Women in Agriculture
The government is rolling out the ‘ANGeL’ program nationwide to train women farmers in order to develop dietary diversity, nutrition and financial gains, and cut medical costs. Women constitute over 50% of the farm labour force in Bangladesh, much higher a participation comparing to 30% in India and Pakistan. But as they belong to small […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Pest plague lowered in Bt brinjal: Study
Pest infestation, especially invasion of 'shoot borer', is much lower in Bt brinjal than other traditional varieties, a latest study showed. Bt brinjal is the first genetically modified (GM) crop ever developed in Bangladesh. Leaf-eating beetles were found 47.1 per cent of plants in case of Bt brinjal when it was 63.7 per cent for […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Bt Brinjal Study: Pesticide Use Falls, But Risk Remains
The cultivation of Bt brinjal has enabled farmers to reduce pesticide use and log higher profits but the genetically modified vegetable is not fully free from the risk of fruit and shoot borer (FSB) infestation, a new study found. The FSB is one of the most devastating pests that damages up to a third of […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
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