Ahmed, Akhter

Comparing delivery channels to promote nutrition-sensitive agriculture: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh

We use a randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh to compare two models of delivering nutrition content jointly to husbands and wives: deployin...

Climbing up the ladder and watching out for the fall: Poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh

This paper analyzes poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh using a nationally representative panel dataset of 5,260 rural households interviewed in 2011...

Regional developments [in Chinese]

2016 saw important developments with potentially wide repercussions for food security and nutrition in individual countries and regions. This section ...

Increasing production diversity and diet quality through agriculture, gender, and nutrition linkages: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh

A growing body of evidence indicates that agricultural development programs can potentially improve production diversity and diet quality of poor rura...

Does nutrition-sensitive social protection protection build longer-term resilience? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh

Evidence shows that cash and in-kind transfer programs increase food security while interventions are ongoing, including during or immediately after s...

Does market inclusion empower women? Evidence from Bangladesh

Increased market inclusion through participation in agricultural value chains may increase employment and household incomes, but evidence on its empow...

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) Baseline Study

1.1 Background Bangladesh has made commendable progress in domestic food production through public investments in agricultural research and extension,...

Boro rice procurement in Bangladesh: Implications for policy

“Boro” is the dry season irrigated rice crop planted from December to early February and harvested between April and June. In 2018/2019, the total...

Designing for empowerment impact in agricultural development projects: Experimental evidence from the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) project in Banglades

The importance of women’s roles for nutrition-sensitive agricultural projects is increasingly recognized, yet little is known about whether such pro...

Tracking empowerment along the value chain: Testing a modified WEAI in the Feed the Future Zone of Influence in Bangladesh

Upon request of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) conducted this study t...

Commercialization of agricultural research and biotechnology stakeholder consultation workshops: Final report

From December 6-10, 2020, USAID organized and IFPRI facilitated five virtual stakeholder consultation workshops on agricultural research and biotechno...

Transfers, behavior change communication, and intimate partner violence

Postprogram evidence from rural Bangladesh

Transfer programs have been shown to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but little evidence exists on how activities linked to transfers affect I...

Assessing indicators for selection of participants for the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) program in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a wealth of institutional diversity and experience with targeted social safety net programs. Most of these programs are widely credited...

Effect of Spark Plug Ground Electrode Geometry on Exhaust Emissions of Small Utility Engines

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