BANGLADESH
News and Events
May 20, 2015
On Tuesday, May 26, The Safety Net Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI), jointly implemented by the International Food Policy Research
Publications
May 14, 2015
As climate change spurs increasingly unpredictable weather—such as droughts and floods—farmers find themselves on the defensive. Unpredictable weather wreaks havoc on both harvests and farmers, particularly smallholder farmers ill-equipped to absorb these weather-related shocks. Because of the inconsistent harvests due to such shocks, farmers are less likely to invest in productivity-enhancing technologies and often remain trapped in a cycle of poor harvests and persistent poverty.
Publications
April 6, 2015
Nutrition outcomes in post-Green Revolution Bangladesh Cross-posted from the IFPRI website written by Rebecca Sullivan While gains in agricultural productivity
POSHAN Blog
March 24, 2014
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), organized a policy seminar on “Social Protection & Safety Net Interventions” in the month of February in New Delhi. The seminar touched on the role of food and cash transfers in improving poverty, food security and nutrition, in global and regional contexts. All speakers were well received by the audience and the seminar was lively with an array of wide ranging questions and discussions.
News and Events
December 27, 2013
This entry is cross-posted from ReSAKSS-Asia. If you’d like more information, please visit http://www.resakss-asia.org/ The article is written by Peter
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December 12, 2013
The following is an excerpted version of a press release originally published on World Food Program website DHAKA – The United
Publications
October 29, 2013
In Asia, the low status of women is one of the main factors contributing to the poor nutritional status of
News and Events
October 14, 2013
The following is an excerpted version of a story originally published on the CGIAR- CCAFS website. “But why do you
News and Events
September 24, 2013
Onion prices have reached all-time high, not only in India but also in Bangladesh, and is mostly pinching the pockets