The Daily Sun (Bangladesh) published a report on the recent IFPRI study that found direct procurement of boro paddy is not benefiting the farmers as only 1.34 percent sold their paddy to the Directorate General of Food (DGF) under the government’s procurement process.
Financial Express (Bangladesh) published results of an IFPRI study, Paddy Price and Procurement Study commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture.
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) published an article on the future of Bangladesh and the impact of COVID-19.
Dhaka Tribune reported on recommendations to strengthen food systems in the wake of COVID-19.
Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by South Asia Region Director Shahidur Rashid and Research Analyst Nahian Bin Khaled h
Daily Star (Bangladesh) published an article on the rice market and how the government plans to double Boro paddy procurement amid outbreak but farmers doubt if it will benefit all of them. The government has engaged IFPRI to come up with the most effective ways of procuring paddy that will benefit farmers, said
Prothom Alo (Bangladesh) published an article on the condition of food security during the C
Dhaka Tribune reported on the predicted dire straits of the poor in Bangladesh as the nation comes out of the COVID-19 outbreak. The current poverty reduction rate in Bangladesh stands at 1.2%. It has been continuously decreasing since FY2000-01, when the rate was 1.8%.
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on the cost of rice paddy and the effect it has on struggling farmers. Senior Research Fellow and Bangladesh Country Representative, Akhter Ahmed said, “It appears that falling price of Boro paddy hampers farmers’ wellbeing. But there had been major setback except for the price of Boro paddy.
Dhaka Tribune published an op-ed by IFPRI South Asia Region’s director Shahidur Rashid, Senior Research Fellow Xiaobo Zhang, and Research Analyst Sulin Chowdhury. They found that growth in aquaculture has had a large, positive welfare effect across all income levels in Bangladesh.