Customized Insurance for Farmers in Bangladesh
Rice field in Bangladesh; Source: flickr (IFPRI Images) Farmers in rural Bangladesh have limited ability to cope with risks such as flood, drought, injury, or illness. A recent IFPRI discussion paper...
View ArticleRice-Fish System in Bangladesh
Fish in the Net, Bangladesh: Source- Flickr: IFPRI-IMAGES Food security discourse in Bangladesh is inextricably linked to both rice and fish, and captured in the popular saying “Mache bhate Bangali,”...
View ArticleBangladesh: Rising Prices of Onions
Vegetable Market, Patna, Bihar, India: Source: Bart Minten/IFPRI Onion prices have reached all-time high, not only in India but also in Bangladesh, and is mostly pinching the pockets of the country’s...
View ArticleBangladesh: Building an Index Insurance Community
Source: Flickr (CARE EDU) The following is an excerpted version of a story originally published on the CGIAR- CCAFS website. “But why do you want to buy index insurance?” asked the International Food...
View ArticleWomen’s Empowerment and Child Nutrition
Source: Flickr -IFPRI, Bangladesh In Asia, the low status of women is one of the main factors contributing to the poor nutritional status of children. In Bangladesh, despite economic growth, it is...
View ArticleWFP and IFPRI Research- Nutrition Education Is Key On Safety Net Transfers
Dr. Akther Ahmed, Chief of Party of the IFPRI Policy Research and Strategy Support Program in Bangladesh The following is an excerpted version of a press release originally published on World Food...
View ArticleGreen gains?
Source: Flickr (IFPRI South Asia)Mother and child in Saturia, Bangladesh Nutrition outcomes in post-Green Revolution Bangladesh Cross-posted from the IFPRI website written by Rebecca Sullivan While...
View ArticleIFPRI-WFP Seminar: What Kinds of Social Safety Net Transfers Work Best for...
BangladeshSource: (Flickr) IFPRI On Tuesday, May 26, The Safety Net Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI), jointly implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the...
View ArticleHow microfinance has reduced rural poverty in Bangladesh
Cross-posted from the ifpri.org website written by Sara Gustafson and Shahidur Khandker A woman at a market in Bangladesh. A new book shows that the growth of microfinance institutions over two decades...
View ArticleEmpowering women in Bangladesh by strengthening the...
IFPRI Cross-posted from ifpri.org written by Akhter Ahmed, Julie Ghostlaw, and Nusrat Hossain This week's International Women’s Day 2017 celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political...
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