Rural Bangladesh saw 22% increase in food insecurity during pandemic: IFPRI (The Daily Star) 

The Daily Star published an article stating that IFPRI has found that around 22.3 percent more rural Bangladeshi households reported food insecurity — 18 months after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic than in pre-pandemic times. The report is the result of IFPRI and Cornell University’s three rounds of socioeconomic phone surveys in rural areas of Bangladesh in June 2020, January 2021, and September-October 2021. The surveys were conducted in order to document the experiences of Bangladeshi households during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dimensions of food insecurity have remained elevated since the start of the pandemic.