Publications
Working Paper
Assessing the impact of rice price stabilization policies in Bangladesh: Results from a stochastic spatial equilibrium model
Journal Article
Resilience of social transfer programs to large unexpected shocks
Journal Article
Shocks and the determinants of resilience: Fish and shrimp value chains in Bangladesh after Covid-19
Blogs
The importance of the agricultural transformation agency in Ethiopia
IFPRI’s work in catalyzing innovation.
India’s edible oil imports from Nepal: Policy implications of current tariffs and free trade agreements
Explaining a case of tariff arbitrage.
Survey: A major food transfer program in Bangladesh fell short during the COVID-19 pandemic
What happened with a key social protection effort during lockdown.
Events
Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia: Transforming Diets
Hybrid Event: November 9, 2022 – 4:30 PM to November 10, 2022 – 6:30 PM GMT. The purpose of this conference is to synthesize relevant evidence and stimulate dialogue to inform and guide policy and program initiatives in South Asia for improving equitable access to and consumption of healthy diets.
Bangladesh’s Discussion of IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report: Climate Change and Food Systems
Virtual Event: August 17, 2022 – 5:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT. Join Bangladesh’s discussion of IFPRI’s 2022 GFPR to learn more about possible opportunities for accelerated action that could be considered in policy and investment decision-making for climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience.
India’s Discussion of IFPRI’s 2022 Global Food Policy Report: Climate Change and Food Systems
Virtual Event: July 21, 2022 – 6:30 AM to 9:15 AM EDT. Join India’s discussion of IFPRI’s 2022 GFPR to learn more about possible opportunities for accelerated action that could be considered in policy and investment decision-making for climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience.
News
Recalibrate BIMSTEC (Hindu Business Line)
In an op-ed published by Hindu Business Line, IFPRI South Asia’s Devesh Roy, Shahidur Rashid, and Mamata Pradhan write, “Trade and investment are major instruments to attain food security across the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) member-states, particularly in a climate-affected, post-pandemic world. However, trade and market integration is an area where the […]
Food diplomacy, active private sector keys to sourcing good’ (The Financial Express)
The Financial Express (Bangladesh) features signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the International Food Policy Institute and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held in Dhaka on March 5. IFPRI Director General Dr Johan Swinnen and BIMSTEC Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell signed the MoU on behalf of their organizations. Swinnen said […]
BIMSTEC at 25: Let Bangladesh lead the way for greater agri-food trade (The Daily Observer)
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is the bridge between South and Southeast Asia and a unique regional cooperation initiative in the Bay of Bengal with contiguous nations, high economic growth, and a large market with access to Indian Ocean, write IFPRI’s Devesh Roy, Mamata Pradhan, and Shahidur Rashid in an […]