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Ahmed Akhter

Akhter Ahmed

Akhter Ahmed is a Senior Research Fellow in the IFPRI’s Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit and Country Representative for IFPRI Bangladesh. He has worked on strategies for agricultural and rural development, social protection, and women’s empowerment to reduce poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition in developing countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Malawi, the Philippines, and Turkey.

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Fair prices elude (Daily Star)

December 30, 2019


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. Overall, the outgoing year has not been too bad or too good.” He added that ensuring fair prices is vital.

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