Kazi Ali Toufique, BIDSProf. Nesar Ahmed, Bangladesh Agricultural University, MymensinghThis study made an attempt to broadly answer the following questions in the context of Bangladesh fisheries:1. What are the specific policy barriers in fisheries that are hindering the growth of the sector?2. Wha...
The Atlas was produced jointly by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and UNICEF Bangladesh under a tripartite agreement between the three organizations. The main purpose of the Atlas is to promote evidence led equity based policy on children...
Study Team: Dr. Zaid Bakht (Team Leader) and Dr. Monzur HossainSponsor: Bangladesh Bank1.The EEF was set up by the government to encourage investments in promising but somewhat risky food processing and agro-based industries and ICT related industries, and thereby contribute to employment generation...
Zulfiqar AliIqbal HossainExecutive SummaryThe livestock sub-sector is an important sub-sector of Bangladesh agriculture. Its contribution to country’s GDP is about 2.5 percent. This sub-sector is also important from the perspectives of crop cultivation, food-security, poverty reduction, nutrition, a...
Research Report prepared for IFPRI under the PolicyResearch and Strategy Support Program (PRSSP)The research was performed by M Asaduzzaman, Nazneen Ahmed, Md. Ahiduzzaman, Md. Abdur Rahmanand Moogdho Mim Mahzab. Details: Rice mills remain at the central part of the rice value chain which...
Introduction and ObjectivesThe main purpose of the present study is to examine the process of targeting, selection, and benefit distribution associated with the FFW, TR and VGF programs. The goal is to enhance the contribution of these programs to improving food security and reducing poverty. The sp...
Mohammad Yunus, Quazi Shahabuddin, Mustafa K. Mujeri, M. Asaduzzaman, Nazneen Ahmed, Monzur Hossain, Siban Shahana, and Morshed Alam. An unresolved paradox in the Bangladesh food economy is the mismatch between estimated demand for and supply of food grains based on official statistics....
Mohammad Yunus and Quazi Shahabuddin Farmers of Bangladesh grow crops not only for meeting subsistence needs but also for cash needs. In their pursuits, farmers respond in varying degree to incentives in the form of prices they receive for their produce. The prevailing prices at which f...
Quazi Shahabuddin, Paul Dorosh, Mohammad Yunus, Shahidur Rashid, and Siban Shahana The study has looked into selected aspects of public stock management with a view to improving the effectiveness of PFDS in Bangladesh. The selected aspects include, among others, the impact of rice trade...
M. Asaduzzaman, Mohammad Yunus, A. K. Enamul Haque, AKM Abdul Malek Azad, Sharmind Neelormi, and Md. Amir HossainGiven that a substantial number of SHSs have been installed and that the generation and distribution of electricity in the normal process is hampered, one must know how effective the tech...