Publications
Journal Article
Diet quality and associations with motivation and ability to consume a healthy diet among adolescents from urban low-income households in Bangladesh
Working Paper
The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh
Abstract
South Asia Nutrition Knowledge Initiative: Abstract Digest August 2024
Datasets
Dataset
A&T Bangladesh Urban Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2022: Health Facility Assessment
Dataset
A&T Bangladesh Urban Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2022: Healthcare Provider
Dataset
A&T Bangladesh Urban Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2022: Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Case Observation
Blogs
Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal
Integrating key goals of food system transformation.
Research-backed policy to eliminate miniket rice in Bangladesh will improve nutrition
Over-processing removes essential nutrients.
Agrifood Value Chains are Complex Transaction-Linked Networks
Why simplified linear approaches may fall short.
Events
Metrics Matter: Assessing Progress towards Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture and Beyond
The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), in partnership with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), will hold a public seminar featuring three studies on women empowerment on August 14, 2024, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Asia/Manila) / August 13, 2024, 9:00 PM to 11:30 PM (US/Eastern) at the PIDS Conference Hall and via Zoom. […]
Into, Through and Beyond USAID Programs: Lessons from the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index
Virtual Event: March 29, 2023 – 9:00 AM- 10:15 AM EDT. This webinar will mark the launch of two briefs, one on the use cases of WEAI in USAID projects worldwide and the other on how WEAI has informed and supported the design of policies and programs in Bangladesh.
Rethinking Research and Policy Analysis for Inclusive and Sustainable Food Markets and Value Chains
Virtual Event: October 13, 2022 – 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM CEST. This side event will involve a panel discussion focused on new directions for research and policy to create the evidence base to inform transformative changes in food markets and deliver on the promise of the SDGs.
News
Agricultural growth key to accelerated poverty reduction in Bangladesh (Financial Express)
Senior research fellow and country representative, Akhter Ahmed writes in an op-ed for the Financial Express (Bangladesh) that the country “has witnessed substantial economic growth over the past decade, with an average annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.6 per cent between 2016 and 2022. Notably, the country experienced a 3.4 per cent increase in GDP in 2020, making Bangladesh one […]
VAT on synthetic felt production likely to fall (Business Post)
The Business Post (Bangladesh) published a story that cited IFPRI research. An IFPRI report states that 56 percent of Bangladesh’s fish comes from ponds. Fish farming in ponds has increased by almost six times in the last three decades. The current government has been providing incentives in various ways to encourage fish farming including reducing […]
Recalibrate BIMSTEC (Hindu Business Line)
In an op-ed published by Hindu Business Line, IFPRI South Asia’s Devesh Roy, Shahidur Rashid, and Mamata Pradhan write, “Trade and investment are major instruments to attain food security across the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) member-states, particularly in a climate-affected, post-pandemic world. However, trade and market integration is an area where the […]
Projects
Impact of COVID-19 on Food Value Chains
This project studied the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on eight food value chains in three countries: okra, tomatoes, and dairy in Burkina Faso; maize……