FOOD SECURITY
News
October 6, 2021
A three-pronged action plan to increase the productivity and profitability of the rice-wheat cropping system in Bihar.
Blogs
September 15, 2021
Despite being key factors in food systems, women’s contributions are often undervalued, unpaid, and overlooked.
Blogs
August 17, 2021
Lessons from pandemic offer an opportunity to integrate food systems transformation to the overall development strategies
Issue Posts
June 25, 2020
Various forms of COVID-induced lockdowns may slow down, or even reverse, the progresses Bangladesh has made in recent years.
News
May 8, 2020
Economic and Political Weekly Podcast Why India’s One-size-fits-all Food Security Programme Fails to Address the Needs of Beneficiaries. In this
Event Posts
February 24, 2020
Each year, about 1.3 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is lost after harvest and before reaching consumers around
Blogs
October 19, 2019
Eggplant, known as brinjal in Bangladesh, is a high-value crop that is widely grown and consumed throughout the country. About 150,000 farmers grow brinjal in Bangladesh and it ranks third after potato and rice among crops in the country in terms of quantity consumed. It is a critical piece of Bangladesh’s food security puzzle.
News and Events
May 21, 2019
Agrarian distress, farm waivers, and agricultural sops dominated the political and policy environment ahead of India’s general elections. Amid the hustle and bustle of the world’s largest democracy going to polls, the IFPRI launched its 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) at the epicenter of the country’s policymaking, New Delhi, at a day-long policy seminar on April 26.
Agriculture
February 5, 2018
This study contains data that were collected to assess the status of vegetable seed production across Nepal. The data contains information from 600 households from 20 districts in Nepal. This dataset provides an in-depth look at vegetable seed systems and market in Nepal.