Browsing Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) by Subject "Food security"
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Evaluating the long-run impact of an innovative anti-poverty programme: Evidence using household panel data
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2015-08-06)Using a four-round panel data set from the first phase of the Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction – Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR – TUP) programme of BRAC, we investigate whether a one-off transfer of livestock ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...