Browsing by Subject "Food security"
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How sustainable are benefits from extension for smallholder farmers? Evidence from a randomized phase-out of the BRAC Program in Uganda
(SSRN, 2017-03-26)Many development programs are based on short-term interventions, either because of external funding constraints or because it is assumed that impacts persist post program termination ("sustainability"). Using a novel ... -
Impact of char development and settlement project on improving the livelihood of char dwellers
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2011-01)The Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP) was a joint initiative of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of Bangladesh to achieve sustainable livelihood development of coastal char ... -
Impact of ICT uses in food supply chain: a case study of Narsingdi vegetable supply chain
(BRAC University, 2015-01)Food security is always a high priority issue for the government of Bangladesh. Price instability in vegetable supply chain is a common phenomenon and is a big problem both for the retailers and for the farmers. Supply ... -
Impact of market oriented maize cash crop production on house-hold food security: Bangladesh perspective
(BRAC University, 2016-08)Farming households from some parts of Bangladesh have increasingly been taking up maize production through efforts of a development project called Katalyst as there is huge demand in the national market for maize grains ... -
Malnutrition easing up: Study reveals decline in number of women suffering from severe malnutrition
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Nutritional status and its association with quality of life among people living with HIV attending public anti-retroviral therapy sites of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
(© 2015 BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)Background: Little evidence exists on the connections between nutrition, diet intake, and quality of life (QoL) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of under-nutrition among PLHIV ... -
Role of credit in food security and dietary diversity in Bangladesh
(© 2017 Elsevier B.V., 2017-03-01)This work attempts to disentangle the relationship between credit, food security, and dietary diversity in the context of Bangladesh through descriptive and econometric analyses of the Household Income and Expenditure ... -
The role of NGOs to improve food security in Bangladesh: the BRAC perspective
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)Bangladesh is one of the worst food insecure nations in the world today. This paper looks into some food security issues of the poor, the most food insecure group, particularly with respect to the role of non-governmental ... -
Seasonal siitfting and its impact on crop production: local community perception of Satkhira district
(© 2016 Published by BRAC University, 2016)In Bangladesh, climate change apparently has started to affect the climatic parameters which cause seasonal shifting and the behavior of different seasoos. This kind of pheoomeoon is currently posing a serious threat to ... -
Social protection package for the retrenched workers of state-owned enterprises: A quick assessment
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2010-05)BRAC designed and implemented a project namely Kallyan, aiming to improve the quality of life of the retrenched workers of state-owned enterprises of Bangladesh. This study aimed to map the project’s cumulative achievements ... -
Socioeconomic development and human well-being
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-12)Since 1992, BRAC and ICDDR,B have been implementing a joint research project in Madab, Bangladesh to assess the pathways of impact of BRAC's dewlopmcnt interventions on human wen-being. The project identified improved ... -
Socioeconomic development and human well-being: seasonal survey on nutrition: first round
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Socioeconomic development and human well-being: seasonal survey on nutrition: third round
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-12)Since 1992, BRAC and ICDDR,B have been implementing a joint research project in Matlab, Bangladesh to assess the pathways of impact of BRAC's development interventions on human well-being. The project identified improved ... -
State of food security & nutrition in Bangladesh 2010
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State of food security & nutrition in Bangladesh 2012
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A study on the rice procurement system to ensure food security in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2017-03-16)The study on the Rice Procurement System and to Ensure Food Security in Bangladesh was conducted with a set of objectives: to examine and understand the current procurement system considering their relative costs and ... -
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(দৈনিক সকালের খবর, 2011-12-14)