Global Times (China) published an article on aquaculture (fish value chain) in Bangladesh. 20 million people having been lifted out of poverty during 2000-2010, aquaculture alone accounted for an estimated 2.0 million.
Bio Med Center (UK) published an article on the IFPRI study that showed cash transfers combined with nutrition behavior change communication (BCC) had the largest impact compared to any other transformation modalities of nutrition intervention, leading to a decrease in stunting of 7.3 percentage points.
Daily Observer (Bangladesh reported on the new IFPRI book, "The Making of the 'Blue Revolution' in Bangladesh.” The book found that the growing aquaculture industry in Bangladesh was responsible for two million of the 18 million people who escaped poverty between 2000 and 2010.
Dhaka Tribune (Bangladesh) reported on The Making of the 'Blue Revolution' in Bangladesh, a new IFPRI book. IFPRI Director for South Asia and co-editor of the book, Shahidur Rashid, said Bangladesh is an excellent case study for the role of fisheries in food security.
Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on an IFPRI study and book, "The Making of the 'Blue Revolution' in Bangladesh” that more than 20 lakh of the 1.80 crore Bangladeshis who escaped poverty between 2000 and 2010 managed to do so because of aquaculture, raising the need for the government to give this area of agriculture special focus.
Washington, D.C.:Bangladesh’s recent aquaculture growth has defied predictions so much that it deserves to be called a “Blue Revolution.” Even though aquaculture has enabled over 2 million Bangladeshis to escape poverty from 2000-2010, the country’s fisheries policy has yet to adapt to these changes. Creating greater access to fish as a source of nutrition among poor households in the future will require policy reforms and targeted investments.
Agrilinks reported on an IFPRI study. The authors identify three policy-relevant knowledge gaps related to the potential of transfer programs to reduce intimate partner violence, drawing on case studies from Bangladesh, Ecuador, and Mali.
AgriLinks (USA) published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Akhter Ahmed outlining the results from an independent impact evaluation, Impacts of Bt Brinjal (Eggplant) Technology in Bangladesh, to determine the impacts of Bt brinjal on pest infestation, pesticide use, crop yields, costs, revenues, and self-reported health outcomes.
Prothom Alo (Bangladesh) published an article that looked at “The Blue Revolution”—increased fish production (six-fold in the last 34 years)--in the country. According to a soon-to-be released IFPRI book, 56 percent of the fish produced in Bangladesh come from ponds. However, unregulated chemical treatments for the ponds and questionable factory-made fish feed present risks.
The Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by Abdul Bayer who wrote it’s time to pay more attention to non-rice crops.