In May 2024, IFPRI researchers Akhter Ahmed, John Hoddinott, and Shalini Roy published the article, "Food Transfers, Cash Transfers, Behavior Change Communication and Child Nutrition: Evidence from Bangladesh" in The World Bank Economic Review. Abstrac... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
New Publication – Transfers, nutrition programming, and economic well-being: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh
Check out IFPRI's latest research on cash transfer programs and their impact on economic outcomes, particularly in the context of nutrition training. The study, focused on impoverished women in rural Bangladesh, delves into the effects of providing cas... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Publication – Diets of Men and Women in Rural Bangladesh Are Equitable but Suboptimal
In July 2023, IFPRI researchers published the open access article, "Diets of Men and Women in Rural Bangladesh Are Equitable but Suboptimal" in Current Developments in Nutrition. Abstract Background Recent evidence suggests that diet inequities between... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Blog – Cash transfers with behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence even 4 years after interventions end, IFPRI study in Bangladesh shows
Cash transfer programs have been shown as effective in reducing poverty, but a growing body of evidence shows that these programs can also be effective in reducing violence against women – in particular, intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV refers to v... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
NEW RESEARCH: Impacts of Safety Net Transfers on Child Nutrition
From 2012 to 2014, IFPRI designed and evaluated a randomized controlled trial, the Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI), which sought to generate definitive evidence on which form of safety net transfer–cash or food–works best for the ultra poor in rural Bangladesh and whether impacts of these transfers change when linked to nutrition behavior change communication […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
