discussion paper
Assessing the impact of rice price stabilization policies in Bangladesh: Results from a stochastic spatial equilibrium model
Rice plays a central role in the diet in Bangladesh and as a source of income for farmers.
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Agri-food value chains are a crucial element of food systems and local economies around the world.
Smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries have limited access to finance, due to the pau city of banks and other financial institutions in rural areas.
As the Russia-Ukraine crisis continues to disrupt the global trade of key foods such as wheat and vegetable oils, along with fertilizers, impacts are falling heavily on countries such as Bangladesh.
working paper
When policy responses make things worse: The case of export restrictions on agricultural products
We investigate two important questions based on an original data set on export restrictions placed on agricultural products developed at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and focus on three crises: the 2008 food price crisis
- Bundling agricultural insurance with risk-reducing agricultural technologies can lower the cost of insurance for farmers, but before implementing bundled solutions, it is important to analyze how these bundles would impact men and women diffe
Recent global crises have led to diverse impacts across the world’s low- and middle-income regions, reflecting local conditions and differing policy responses.
Digital financial services (DFS), particularly mobile banking, have the potential to extend financial services to unbanked populations.[1] Specifically, DFS reduce direct and indirect transaction costs.
Developing country food supply chains have been pummeled by a series (and often a confluence) of shocks over the past several decades, including the Russia-Ukraine war, COVID-19, climate shocks from hurricanes to floods to droughts, animal and pla
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, associated public health measures, and people’s reactions were projected to have caused job losses among women, a decline in women’s empowerment and reduced women’s diet diversity.